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TIL that the Spartans actually surrendered, they were not as mighty as hyped to be. They surrendered to an Athenian army at the Battle of Sphacteria. And i'm not talking about some low key warriors, they were Spartan elites. 120 of them.

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R575l TIL of James Clerk Maxwell who wrote the first equations unifying electricity, magnetism, and light as being part of the same phenomenon.
8ewnK TIL that the British used to dock decommissioned ships in the harbor and use them as prisons. More Americans died on these ships during the American Revolution than in every battle of the war combined.
7rdpX TIL that Union General Philip Sheridan loved his horse “Winchester” so much that he had him preserved. He can be seen today at the Smithsonian.
E1Pvo TIL Marie Curie's century-old notebook is still radioactive and requires lead box. Any researchers who wish to view it are required to sign a liability waiver.