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TIL Romans had 'Beware of the dog' mosaics
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TIL that the future King Henry V of England took an arrow in the face at the Battle of Shrewsbury (1403), fighting beside his father when he was only 16 years old. Despite the terrible wound, he kept fighting and later recovered. Turns out he was a badass long before invading France.
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TIL- Emperor Hirohito of Japan was a huge fan of Mickey Mouse. He was given a Mickey Mouse watch as a gift during his special tour of Disneyland in 1975. For years, even on formal occasions, His Majesty was observed wearing the watch.
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TIL: "Archers Paradox". Whilst straight, arrows were actually designed to flex and bend in flight
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TIL that the beginning of Stephen King’s first published novel Carrie was rescued from the trash by his wife Tabby, who then convinced him to finish it.
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TIL that during WWI and WWII the US and British Navy used Dazzle Camouflage which centered around confusion over concealment and resulted in some funky looking ships