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GA5Pj TIL that Alexander the Great apparently slept with an annotated copy of his favorite book, the Iliad, given to him by his tutor Aristotle under his pillow along with a dagger to harm anyone that tried to take it from him while he slept.
a8eJo TIL that while the Emperor Titus has received almost universal praise, one Roman historian dared to point out that this was likely because his reign barely lasted two years before he suddenly died.
m1a0E TIL that when Alexander the Great's beloved dog, Peritas, died he founded a city and named it "Peritas" in his honor.