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KYZla TIL During a heated discussion in the Roman Senate, Julius Caesar received a letter. His fierce opponent Cato, thinking it would incriminate Caesar, had the letter read. It was a love letter from Cato's sister.
9w6bQ TIL: Roland the Farter was a professional flatulist who worked in the court of King Henry II, beloved for his timely farts, he was given a manor and 30 acres by the king. His only recorded performance was in a 13th century Book of Fees, which describes it as "one jump, one whistle, and one fart".
W76p4 TIL that after being denied having his dog in his dorm at Cambridge, famous poet Lord Byron got a pet bear since there was no rule against them.