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TIL The Samians came to Sparta seeking aid and made a speech to show their need. The Spartans rejected them for being long-winded. Later the Samians came a second time with a sack, and said “The sack wants flour.” The Spartans replied that they were over-wordy with “the sack”; but resolved to help.
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TIL of Deryfold, a notorious pirate who was captured off the coast of Flanders by Sir John Perrot in 1579. On the way back to England Perrot's ship struck a sandbank and was nearly wrecked, but Deryfold's nautical expertise got them safely into port. Perrot made sure he was pardoned.
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TIL Plastic dishes can’t absorb enough heat to evaporate water, which is why the dishwasher dry cycle doesn’t work on them
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TIL that Amazon’s net profit after 20 years is what Walmart makes in 35 days
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TIL The Korean alphabet can be learned in about 15 minutes and is brilliantly simple.