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TIL of Charondas, a Greek lawgiver from Sicily, that issued a law that anyone who brought weapons into the Assembly must be put to death. One day, he arrived at the Assembly after hunting in the countryside with a knife still attached to his belt. In order to uphold his own law, he committed suicide

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x6kYb TIL after reading a book about Araucanía, Antoine de Tounens decided to become its king. He spent two years learning Spanish and when he arrived in Araucanía the local chiefs elected him as their Supreme Chieftain. He reigned until he was imprisoned by Chilean invaders, who declared him insane
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