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e046n TIL of the Secession of the Plebs. A form of protest where Rome's non-aristocratic citizens would leave the city en masse leaving the aristocratic Patricians to fend for themselves.
WkeWd TIL in the 18th century "Donkey" became preferable to "Ass" for the name of said animal, however, it is completely unknown where the word "Donkey" originated from.
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