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VMv8Z TIL Cato the Elder's constant reiteration of "Carthage must be destroyed" was countered by Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum's constant reiteration of "Carthage should be preserved". Scipio's opinion prevailed at the time because many Romans believed that the threat of Carthage united them.
gjvy TIL The Library of Alexandria “borrowed” works to be copied for their collection then returned, but instead the library gave the lender the copy and kept the original