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VdK0 TIL that “o'clock” is a contraction of “stroke of the clock” and comes from 15th century references to medieval mechanical clocks
waLE TIL when emperor Caracalla visited Alexandria, he was greeted with satires of him and other insults. He responded by massacring the city’s citizens and pillaging it afterwards.
ADbbd TIL a Greco-Roman temple in Turkey was once considered to be the doorway to Hell
D14Eg TIL that Loveseats were not invented so that two lovers could sit together. Originally, they were just oversized chairs designed to allow more space for excessively wide women's dresses up until the 18th century.
8b0L TIL that H.H. Holmes, a 19th century serial killer in the US, opened a hotel which he had designed and built for himself specifically with murder in mind. It included soundproofed bedrooms, trap doors, walls lined with blowtorches and two incinerators.