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TIL of a tree in Athens, GA that owns itself, after a resident left the land around the tree to the tree itself in 1890 and no one has contested the legality of tree owning its own land.

by whatilearned September 26, 2022, 6:58 pm

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TIL even though Athens was a democracy, and all its adult male citizens were members of the Assembly, many of the city’s offices were filled by lot because election was regarded as undemocratic, since it effectively pronounced some citizens better qualified than others.

by whatilearned August 29, 2022, 6:57 pm

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Why does Athens hate the morning?

by cringeyjokesman August 11, 2022, 7:50 am

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TIL The Parthenon in Athens was largely intact for over 2000 years. The heavily damaged ruins we see today are not due to natural forces or the passage of time but rather a massive explosion in 1687.

by whatilearned July 31, 2022, 2:37 am

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TIL the Vikings had been leaving graffiti on ancient landmarks as far as Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and the Piraeus Lion in Athens. One of the inscriptions reads “Halfdan was here.”

by whatilearned May 7, 2022, 10:45 am

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Why do people in Athens have a difficult time waking up?

by cringeyjokesman April 7, 2022, 10:35 pm

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In Athens, Greece, a man takes a pair of trousers to a tailor.

by cringeyjokesman April 3, 2022, 1:44 pm

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TIL that the speed of gold medalists in the men’s 100m freestyle swim has nearly doubled between the first and the most recent Summer Olympics, from 1 minute and 22.2 seconds at the 1896 games in Athens to 47.02 seconds at the 2020 games in Tokyo

by whatilearned March 28, 2022, 1:13 pm

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Why do people in Athens hate getting up early?

by cringeyjokesman February 4, 2022, 1:01 am

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TIL In the Olympics if there is a tie, contestants can share the gold medal. There has been 120 instances of medal sharing since the modern Summer Olympics began in Athens but this is the first time in history where rival athletes from different countries asked about the possibility themselves

by whatilearned January 14, 2022, 4:08 pm

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Why is morning difficult in Athens?

by cringeyjokesman December 8, 2021, 5:58 pm

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TIL: Every year in ancient Athens, 500 people were randomly selected to spend the next year of their life proposing laws that the population then voted on.

by whatilearned October 26, 2021, 2:20 pm

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