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J1PxV TIL that, during an argument over control for the Island of Hísing, two rulers agreed to go to the island & roll dice to decide. They both repeatedly rolled double-sixes. Eventually one of the dice broke in half, showing two of its sides at the same time, allowing one of them to win by rolling a 13.
rNaGe TIL the bizantines had to deal with a whale that attacked ships in the Bosporus Strait for 50 years
5Vgkp TIL A Chinese Emperor escaped an assassination attempt by running in circles around a pilar