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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 there is a crocodile named "Gustave" who allegedly killed as many as 300 people
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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 That Roosters have evolved to not deafen themselves with their own loud crowing. The auditory canal closes as they open their mouths, preventing any hearing damage. This evolution does not appear on hens.
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TIL that a 1984 study showed that hospital patients assigned to rooms with windows looking out onto scenes of nature had shorter recovery times, were better behaved and required fewer painkillers than patients assigned to rooms with windows facing brick walls.