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TIL: History Channal Pawnstars is Fake.

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woZlE TIL Jeffrey Hudson, a courtier of King Charles I of England, stood at 18 inches tall. Despite his stature, he challenged a man of normal height to a duel over an insult. While his opponent arrived armed with a water squirt gun, Hudson confidently used a real gun and fatally shot him in the head.
0dbp1 TIL: Sōhei warrior monks were influential for centuries in Japan with warring clans often enlisting these monks for warfare due to their fighting ability due to their isolation and fanaticism. However, disputes between monk temples were common which led to numerous fatal inter temple battles.
OoEW7 TIL A man who suffered from severe OCD cured himself whith a bullet through the front of his brain while attempting suicide.
Xkrr TIL A Roman vessel was discovered off the coast of Brazil and its discoverer claims it would likely rewrite their history books. Brazil promptly covered the site with harbor silt and restricted further dives.
EJn7 TIL A female ninja is called kunoichi, which means “nine plus one.” This refers to the nine holes possessed by men, and the kunoichi’s mastery of the tenth