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TIL the King of England once offered to convert England to Islam.

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Egl4X TIL The plot of "Mostellaria", a comedy by early roman playright Plautus, follows a young man who goes wild after his father leaves on a business trip: he spends all of his money, trashes the house while throwing a party and invents a ghost story as a cover up when his father abruptly returns
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kOXdB TIL in August 1968 after being turned down by 19 other teams, the Atlanta Braves signed 62-year-old pitcher Satchel Paige so he could get his MLB pension. He needed only 158 days on an active roster to reach the five-year minimum required to receive his pension. He collected $250 a month.