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TIL that in ancient Athens, both male and female prostitutes were required to pay a specific tax called the ‘pornikon telos’, reflecting the state’s regulation and taxation of the sex trade.

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XOeD TIL that Niel Bohrs once told Albert Einstein to “Stop telling God what to do” in reply to Einstein’s famous quote “God does not play dice.”
bjnZ TIL that the color used for “safety orange” was specifically chosen as it’s complimentary contrast color is that of the sky.
P1xng TIL in the film Titanic, it is not Celine Dion singing the first time audiences hear the theme for "My Heart Will Go On," it is instead a lyric-less version sung by Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø
OmAa TIL Indiana Jones may have been inspired by American political scientist William Montgomery McGovern, who by age 30 had already explored the Amazon and braved uncharted regions of the Himalayas, survived revolution in Mexico, studied at Oxford and become a Buddhist priest in a Japanese monastery.
P0Zn TIL all Pure-bred Border Collies can trace their lineage back to one dog, born in 1893, “Old Hemp”