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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 goat... (en.wikipedia.org)
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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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