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TIL Attila the Hun’s sword, or the Sword of Mars was said to have been forged from the iron of a meteor and struck by lightning, given the blessing of Mars.

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b9Wl9 TIL after capturing Alexandria, Diocletian ordered his soldiers to kill until the blood reached his horse's knees. As if on cue, the horse fell, staining its knees in blood. He took the gods' hint, and stopped the massacre. After he left, the Alexandrians erected built a statue in the horse's honor.
b9oN0 TIL Ian McKellen rejected an offer to play Dumbledore after Richard Harris died because Harris disapproved of his acting, and McKellen had already played "the real wizard"
e0vkL Til about spiderman : turn off the dark, a musical based on the 2002 film and the greek myth of arachne. It is the most expensive Broadway production in history, with a budget of $75 million. It received predominantly negative reviews, and closed production at a Massive financial loss.
J1jn4 TIL that Robert Cronin holds the World Records for longest time to complete an undergraduate program at 52 years and 111 days. He was a cardiologist who served as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University from 1972 to 1977 and finished his undergraduate degree in 2000.
WkyaN TIL in 2010, shortly after alcoholic energy drinks were introduced, concerns arose that the "energy" component of these beverages masked the feeling of intoxication, leading people to drink more than they realized. Pressure from the FDA resulted in alcoholic energy drinks being essentially banned.