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rND8x TIL Marcus Aurelius' decision to waive the imperial tax on the sale of gladiators was so popular that the transcript of the entire senate debate on the law was carved in stone across the empire, an expensive and thus unique undertaking. The tax break was estimated at 30-20 million sesterces a year
M71Km TIL of the Yuen Long attack, where hundreds of suspected Triad members, in order to "counter protest" against pro-democracy hong-kong protesters, took to the streets, beating anyone indiscriminately with metal poles and wooden canes.
m10eE TIL There is a community in Japan that is closely tied with the North Korean regime. They operate 60 of their own schools with portraits of the North Korean leaders in every classroom as well as banks and a university.
5YeWP TIL that when soils are saturated with water, in-ground pools are susceptible to float out of the ground after they are fully or partially emptied of water, otherwise known as a "popped pool".
QNDKp TIL the Easter Island Moai Statues were built between 1200 and 1650 AD.