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TIL the Spartans still live in Greece as a distinct ethnic group and speak their own language descending from Ancient Greek

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KO6WG TIL That it’s legal to masturbate in public in Italy. Italy’s highest court ruled masturbation in public is not illegal. It is also legal in Sweden as long as “it’s” not directed at anyone.
e0non TIL the stereotype of French people as wearing striped shirts and berets likely derives from the attire of Breton door-to-door onion salesmen in Britain from the early 1900s, these being the only contact most everyday British people had with people from France.
Y78eZ TIL that most of the bodies of climbers that have perished on Mount Everest remain where they died. In fact, climbers now use some of these bodies as landmarks during their climb.
loLxa TIL about the last large scale battle of World War 2. The defeat of the Japanese/Manchurian Kwangtung army, by Soviet forces.
v1RD4 TIL the Texas state prison rodeo was the only integrated sporting event in the South in the 1930s, and all state prisoners were bussed in to attend