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TIL that Sparta Pop Culture image of Military Prowess is mostly a myth as Spartans were land owning aristocrats who only had citizens militia.

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VBOB TIL in the Middle Ages it was thought that the left testicle made sperm for girls. Men wanting sons would have it removed.
7D9P TIL the poorly-received 1999 movie “Wild Wild West” was a commercial success, likely due to underage teens buying tickets, only to sneak into American Pie or the South Park movie.
yQwgM TIL about Ines Ramirez Perez, who performed her own C-Section. Both she and her baby survived!
78p0b TIL There was a lottery in the 1800’s in America that was sued for not actually paying out the prizes contestants won, it had been the National Lottery established by the US congress
Neye TIL of Hitlers plan to collect thousands of Jewish artifacts to build the “Museum of An Extinct Race”