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TIL that Decimus Junius Brutus , one of Caesar’s most trusted supporters and also a key player in his assassination , being the one to persuade him to attend the fateful meeting where he would be assassinated , was named secondary heir by Caesar’s posthumous will.

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9Yag6 TIL Emperor Qin Shihuang ordered the burning of Chinese musical instruments and writings because he considered them superfluous to Chinese culture. Later, the Han dynasty (206 BC- 220 AD) encouraged music and established the Office of Music which remained in operation until 1914
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VMDbk TIL that King Alexander of Greece died at the age of 27 as a result of the bite of a Barbary macaque while trying to separate a fight between his dog and the monkey.