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TIL that in 2013, Walter Gafvert was arrested for possession of child prn, only to download more child prn on his smartphone while being interviewed at the police station.

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D1NoY TIL that Roman Emperor Caligula was actually called Gaius. The nickname Caligula meant ‘little boots’ and came from the fact that his father like to dress him up in child-sized armor. He hated it.
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