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TIL: Even in Acient Rome, Sport Referees were hated. A Gladiator’s tombstone complains about bad refs 1,800 years ago!

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Br8Er TIL that bone marrow and solid organ transplant recipients can develop the same food allergies as the transplant donor.
aZR0 TIL in 1999 Alec Wildenstein had the most expensive divorce in history with a settlement of $3.8 billion. During the divorce the judge stipulated that Mrs. Wildenstein couldn’t spend any of the money on cosmetic surgery (During the marriage she spent $4 million on surgery to look like a cat)
jNe8p TIL in the Phillipines, "some Catholics are voluntarily, non-lethally crucified for a limited time on Good Friday to imitate the sufferings of Christ. Pre-sterilised nails are driven through the palm of the hand between the bones, while there is a footrest to which the feet are nailed."
697Jm TIL Boer Commandos / Kommandos of what is now South Africa were civilian units of guerilla militia that ran parallel to British troops & were re-formed, conscripted to, & disbanded several times (last was 2005). Entire families in district command, control of taxes & fighting in rough terrain.
kjbB TIL America Has Been At War 93% of the Time Since its existence which is 222 out of 239 Years.