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TIL that the Roman Empire was once sold at auction by the Praetorian Guard, who had just killed the previous emperor

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YLa7 TIL When asked about his sex life during an interview, Marlon Brando said, “Like a large number of men, I, too, have had homosexual experiences and I am not ashamed. But if there is someone who is convinced that Jack Nicholson and I are lovers, may they continue to do so. I find it amusing.”
6WY TIL Van Gogh’s last words were “The sadness will last forever.”
w7MY TIL that the African Sahara Desert comprises about 8% of the world’s land area, and you could place the entire continental United States within it and have room to spare
N7rmE TIL that 70% of wealthy families lose their wealth by the second generation, and 90% by the third.
xVy4o TIL NASA launched a satellite after the USSR launched Sputnik, and it crashed in 3 seconds— so the press dubbed it ‘Kaputnik’