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TIL of Marcus Egnatius Rufus, who funded the first public (free of charge) firefighting force in ancient Rome, and was executed for conspiracy, likely because his popularity threatened the emperor Augustus

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69Gkw TIL that Caesars Palace Casino in Las Vegas is so big that in the early 80s they held several F1 Grand Prix's there.... in the car park.
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lKX7 TIL that when Meryl Streep auditioned for the lead role of 1976’s “King Kong,” producer Dino De Laurentiis commented to his son in Italian: “She’s ugly. Why did you bring me this thing?” He was shocked when Streep replied to the insult in fluent Italian.
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