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Til that the Battle of Thermopylae wasn’t only fought by 300 spartans but also 700 Thespians and about 6000 Greek allies

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jNyjv TIL "The Deer Hunter" in 1978 was the first film to use Oscars as a marketing tool. Being too depressing for the box office, it did screenings for film critics and Academy members. It gained nine nominations and won Best Picture, and then that was used to make it a commercial success.
Wk918 TIL of Frisky, a 19 year old schnauzer-poodle mix who was responsible for saving his owner’s life during Hurricane Katrina. On the brink of death, the dog came up to his owner who had been treading water and nuzzled him, keeping him alert enough to stay alive until the water had receded.
v1nwL TIL The US is one of 3 countries on Earth not using the metric system, but the US N.I.S.T. says that's a myth because the US has been metric for years.
168xW TIL criminal conversation is an old civil wrong for suing a person who had sexual intercourse with your spouse. Although abolished across the British Isles and 30+ U.S. states, it is still active in a few like North Carolina.
epPlL TIL that copra, dried coconut meat which contains concentrated coconut oil, is banned from flights in India due to the risk of spontaneous combustion.