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16kM7 TIL Ratan Tata’s illustrious life
5xN8 TIL Liam Neeson only agreed to sign on for Taken 3 “as long as nobody gets taken”
VMRgD TIL There is nothing written by pirates themselves, with the exception of educated people who 'went pirate' and probably didn't exhibit pirate speech patterns.
vPKwj TIL of the "jury of matrons". In English law, a female plaintiff or defendant at trial who claimed to be pregnant was allowed to call a jury of older women to inspect her and decide if she truly was pregnant.
bERp TIL some Spartans were expected to have male lovers, but purely physical relationships between males was condemned by the state. Instead the older lover was expected to act as the guardian and guide during the younger lover’s military training.