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b90W9 TIL: Medieval scribes would frequently scribble complaints in the margins of books as they copied them, as their work was so tedious. Recorded complaints range from “As the harbor is welcome to the sailor, so is the last line to the scribe.”, to “Oh, my hand.” and, "A curse on thee, O pen!"
Qp76 TIL that John Dee, a courtier and spy of Queen Elizabeth I, would sign his name as “007” when sending coded messages back to her.