Today I Learned (TIL)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/mryazzy on 2025-06-29 23:55:15+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Old_General_6741 on 2025-06-29 19:53:31+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Plus-Staff on 2025-06-29 22:14:50+00:00.

Original Title: TIL before the battle of Marathon, Athenians vowed to sacrifice a goat for every Persian slain. After recording 6,400 enemy deaths, they couldn’t offer so many at once, so they sacrificed 500 goats annually to Artemis Agrotera until the vow was fulfilled.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/NeutroATerra on 2025-06-29 21:44:50+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Forward-Answer-4407 on 2025-06-29 21:33:12+00:00.

Original Title: TIL in 2023 a teenager attending a Danish prince's birthday party at the palace intentionally left her shoe behind, hoping for an ending à la Cinderella. Later, the palace posted a picture of the shoe on Instagram. Part of the caption translates to: "Is it Cinderella who forgot her shoe last night?"

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/DangerNoodle1993 on 2025-06-29 20:44:27+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/KitchenSignificant27 on 2025-06-29 20:28:48+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/bros402 on 2025-06-29 20:19:57+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/IvyGold on 2025-06-29 19:25:25+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Sonicfan19198282 on 2025-06-29 17:58:46+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/katxwoods on 2025-06-29 18:45:17+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ForgottenShark on 2025-06-29 18:11:14+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2025-06-29 17:56:16+00:00.

Original Title: TIL in 2011 a woman was buried alive in a cardboard box by her fiancé after he attacked her with a stun gun then bound & gagged her with tape because he was "bored" with her & wanted custody of their son. She used her engagement ring to cut herself free & pull the box apart before flagging down help

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 on 2025-06-29 17:29:40+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that on 29 June 1613, The Globe Theatre in London burned down mid-performance of Henry VIII when a stage cannon misfired and set the thatched roof ablaze. No one was hurt, except a man whose burning breeches were famously put out with a bottle of ale.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/creedz286 on 2025-06-29 17:27:36+00:00.

Original Title: TIL of the Children's crusade in 1212 when thousands of children went on a march to the holy land believing their innocence alone would peacefully bring it back to Christianity. None reached Jerusalem, with many even being sold into slavery by Italian merchants.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SimpleWire on 2025-06-29 17:26:52+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Ill_Definition8074 on 2025-06-29 15:04:06+00:00.

Original Title: TIL The Association for Women with Large Feet was a British organization founded in 1949 to lobby manufacturers to produce more stylish women's footwear in larger sizes. Later, they expanded their focus to lobbying for more clothing options for tall women. Members had to be at least 5' 8" (173 cm).

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Giff95 on 2025-06-29 16:13:17+00:00.

Original Title: TIL in 1980, "Batman" producer Michael Uslan saw a photo of Jack Nicholson from "The Shining" in the newspaper and he started drawing on it. Uslan turned Nicholson’s famous “Here’s Johnny!” face into the Joker. Eight years later, Jack Nicholson was cast as The Joker.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ddmayne on 2025-06-29 15:54:26+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/AdMaximum7545 on 2025-06-29 15:05:06+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the term “Big Bang” was coined by Fred Hoyle in 1949, who used it in jest as he disagreed with the idea of a universe with a beginning. Scientists later adopted it as a joke despite the theory describing expansion, not a literal explosion.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Sleepy_C on 2025-06-29 14:03:27+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (daughter of the current King) claims to be a clairvoyant, and is married to a "Neoshaman" accused of extensive scams; he even claimed her previous deceased husband contacted him from beyond the grave

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/nick9000 on 2025-06-29 13:30:00+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/nowackjack on 2025-06-29 12:56:10+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Odd_Advance_6438 on 2025-06-29 11:44:17+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/I_Have_A_Master_Kink on 2025-06-29 11:35:39+00:00.