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TIL that the last Pharao of Egypt was the Roman Emperor Maximinus Daza who died in the year 313 and co-ruled the Roman Empire with Constantine the Great.

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DDNv TIL that the Gretzky brothers hold the NHL record for the most goals scored by a set of brothers, with a total of 2,861. Of which Wayne scored 2,857 and Brent scored 4.
bea TIL that on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, the British lost 57,000 soldiers. For comparison, the US only lost 58,000 during the ENTIRE vietnam war.
Bngd TIL of a real-life Rambo, a man who evaded thermal-imaging helicopters, armored vehicles, and nearly 1,000 police officers for 48 days after murdering a state trooper with a sniper rifle in northern Pennsylvania. The man, Eric Frein, learned his skills as an Eagle scout and war reenactor.
pY5XG TIL of the Wildrake diving bell accident where two saturation divers became trapped in the bell at 522ft (159m) when both the lift & umbilical, carry power & hot water, became detached. Before rescue could get to them, they died of hypothermia.
kOWB5 TIL that signer of USA constitution, Gouverneur Morris, died from sticking a whalebone in his urethra.