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TIL Trajan was the first and only Roman emperor to set foot on the shores of the Persian Gulf.

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b9oMQ TIL that William Shakespeare invented many popular phrases for his plays that we still use in everyday life, including: 'vanish into thin air,' 'there's a method to my madness,' 'wild-goose chase",' 'wear my heart upon my sleeve,' 'love is blind,' 'to come full circle,' etc.
6dWQ TIL An Asian high school girl was kicked out of the house because she didn’t do as well as her twin. She did better at murdering her and impersonating her though.
74wb TIL: In 1995 Christopher Reeve starred in the film Above Suspicion, in which he played a quadriplegic character. It premiered 6 days before his horse riding accident.
dD07d TIL about the adverse possession, a common law whereby you can claim ownership of a property if you squat there for long enough provided you meet some other conditions.
K0M6 TIL: The US leads in Medical Errors, making our costly health less safe than other ‘free’ systems.