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TIL about Aaron Burr’s senate farewell, which was never fully recorded, but was so moving it left the Senate in tears

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MelQb TIL Alexandre Dumas was a notable cook and gourmand during his lifetime. He completed a 1150 page culinary encyclopedia that was published 3 years after his death.
voeB TIL Vatican City has the lowest age of consent (12) in Europe.
bERp TIL some Spartans were expected to have male lovers, but purely physical relationships between males was condemned by the state. Instead the older lover was expected to act as the guardian and guide during the younger lover’s military training.
16D97 TIL the commander of U.S. naval forces in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident of August 1964, George Morrison, was the father of Jim Morrison, the lead singer of the rock band The Doors.
yQbQM TIL on October 2, 1978, Tim Allen was arrested in the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport for possession of over 650 grams (1.43 lb) of cocaine. He pleaded guilty to felony drug trafficking charges and provided the names of other dealers in exchange for a sentence of three to seven years.