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TIL that Greek soldiers once provided enemy Turkish soldiers with ammunition to prevent them from using lead in the Parthenon to make their bullets.

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6Ebyw TIL Allan Pinkerton, the founder of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, was in Chicago, Illinois when he tripped on the pavement and severely bit on his tongue. His tongue became infected with gangrene, ultimately leading to his death.
EwwX TIL in Texas, prison inmates have to pay $100 a year out of their personal account to see a doctor for a sickness that is not an emergency or a chronic illness. If they don’t have the money, half of all future funds deposited into their account are put towards the debt.
ADQKn TIL of Baji Rout, a 12 year old boatman shot dead by British Police in 1938, when he refused to ferry them across a river to quell a protest. He is regarded as youngest martyr of India's freedom struggle.
yV4pe TIL after James Cameron was promoted to production designer on Battle Beyond The Stars (1980), his production manager gave him some cocaine to hand out to the crew as their pay. Considering he didn't do drugs, he gave it to his assistant art director who actually distributed it "fairly & equitably".
PraE TIL that it is impossible for a centipede to have 100 legs. They have one pair of legs per body segment, but always an odd number of body segments, allowing for 98 and 102 legs, but not 100.