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TIL - In 399 BC, Socrates went on trial and was subsequently found guilty of both corrupting the minds of the youth of Athens and of impiety ("not believing in the gods of the state"),and as a punishment sentenced to death, caused by the drinking of a mixture containing poison hemlock.

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1XBd TIL … Svalbard is the northernmost settlement in the world with a permanent civilian population. Also, it is not part of any Norwegian county.
N7xeE TIL How much a billion dollars really is. If you were paid 1 dollar a second for 12 days, you would be millionaire. To become a billionaire from this method, it would take over 31 years. So, these two terms should not be seen as interchangeable, as many people would lead you to believe.
mLpY TIL of Iqbal Masih (1983-1995), a Pakistani child who, at age four, was sold into bondage by his family, escaped after years of hardship and helped thousands of children flee bondage labor through his internatioal activism. He was assasinated at age 12.
xVovg TIL about the Hedonic Treadmill - the tendency of a person to remain at a relatively stable level of happiness despite changes in fortune or the achievement of major goals. As a person makes more money, expectations and desires rise in tandem, which results in no permanent gain in happiness.
VRG8 TIL of Thiess of Kaltenbrun, a man accused of being a werewolf, who escaped death by fire in 1692 by claiming that he was sent by God to fight the devil and his witches