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TIL the inventor of the Brazen Bull, Perilaus of Athen’s, was tricked into being the first victim of his sadistic execution device; one of the most common methods of execution in Ancient Greece.

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xrmD TIL every American gold or silver medalist in the 100 meter sprint since 1988 was eventually busted for doping.
R7Jg9 TIL that in 2015, Oxford Dictionaries named the "Face with Tears of Joy" emoji (????) the Word of the Year.
Br61d TIL the vigilante and outlaw Jesse James fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War
Mp47 TIL Chesley Sullenberger, the pilot of the plane that landed in the Hudson River was a an industry-renowned expert in aviation safety before it happened.
x8o7 TIL Isaac Newton thought he could turn water into gold, and died eating mercury.