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TIL In Ancient Sparta boys were punished for not answering questions Briefly and Wittily enough

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xd9o TIL that after the Great Fire of London, an economist by the name of Nicholas If-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned Barebone played a major role in pioneering fire insurance. (His very religious father, Praise-God Barebone chose his somewhat unusual middle name)
ANNNa TIL that Shelley Halil, the actor that played Haziz in 40-Year-Old Virgin, stabbed his girlfriend 23 times and served 8 years out of a 12 years to life prison sentence.
be79 TIL chickens were first domesticated not for the purpose of food or egg production but for cock fighting, and in fact it wasn’t until the 20th century that egg and meat production began to be stressed.
OGBMg TIL Walking your dog makes the whole neighborhood safer.
WkDZB TIL There are secret albino Redwood trees growing in some State Parks