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TIL: In Ancient Rome, commoners would evacuate whole cities in acts of revolt called "Secessio plebis", leaving the elite in the city to fend for themselves

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VBV64 TIL Sydney Greenstreet was not a movie actor until he was 61 years old, his first acting experience was in the movie The Maltese Falcon (1941) as Kasper Gutman. he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in this movie.
5Y5Vr TIL that the half life of Bismuth is over a billion times the estimated age of the universe
E1amW Today I learned of the California case Lodi v. Lodi, where a man sued himself, represented himself, and won by default after he failed to show up. The court wrote that “it is hard to imagine a more even-handed application of justice,”.
OooN1 Physics has the answer.
9YWM6 TIL Today China is experiencing piano frenzy with an estimated 40m children now learning to play. The instrument is increasingly in vogue among China’s burgeoning middle classes, who have the money to splurge on steep lessons and expensive fixtures. For many, owning a Steinway is a status symbol