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TIL that “Shakespeare’s Curse” on his grave warns anyone who moves his bones that they will be cursed — yet in 2016, a ground-penetrating radar revealed his skull is actually missing.

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a8N0y TIL that US “Sovereign Citizens” often believe that one side of a court document is civil, and the other side criminal; the side that has a stamp placed on it is considered primary
5g8R TIL Donald Trump took out full-page newspaper ads in 1989 calling for the execution of 5 alleged rapists who were all minors and later turned out to be innocent
x75w TIL In 82BC Sulla became the first Roman General to march his army on Rome and began killing all his opponents. One fled, and despite warning that there was danger in him he was pardoned. This young man would later become the second general in Roman history to march his army on Rome, Julius Caesar.
e00O6 TIL all the crown princes of Europe married commoners
4Xdg6 TIL Our sky is actually violet, but it appears blue because the cones in the human eye aren’t as sensitive to violet.