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TIL the main characters in Spy vs Spy are humans, not mice

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rpQ0 TIL that the Battle of the Persian Gate was an almost exact role reversal of the Battle of Thermopylae. A small group of perhaps 300 Persians held Alexander’s army at a checkpoint. After killing legions of Alexander’s men, they were ultimately surrounded and slaughtered.
0dyXM TIL polyester underpants can cause temporal infertillity in men and is an effective contraceptive
ewVn TIL the person Douglas Adams described in his book as the “worst poet in the universe” actually exists.
P1yjG TIL R Kelly released a Christmas album in 2016 and was the final album of his career
Em4o TIL that the person who designed Star Wars’ Darth Maul was instructed to make Maul “a vision from your worst nightmare”, and based the original design on an actual nightmare he had. When he presented the design to George Lucas, Lucas shuddered and told him “Give me your second worst nightmare”.