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TIL that Reptar from Rugrats was voiced by Busta Rhymes
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TIL Mithridates IV was paranoid of being poisoned so he took small doses throughout his life to build up an immunity. When he was finally captured by the Romans, he tried to kill himself with poison but couldn’t because he was immune.
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TIL a US law firm set up honeypots on torrent-sharing site The Pirate Bay and then sued people who downloaded their torrents. The matter reached the FBI and the pirate site accepted to collaborate with the feds resulting in the crooked lawyers getting jail time.
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TIL the colourful arrowed sash (ceinture fléchée), a traditional piece of Québecois and Métis clothing, emerged from a boycott of British button-up coats: Québecois rebels used these sashes instead of British-produced buttons to hold their coats closed.
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TIL of Brewdog Brewery who serves the worlds strongest beer out of dead animals. It was created in 2010 with an initial batch of 12, the beer is 55% alcohol and has a price tag of 500-700 euros and comes in a dead animal.
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TIL that in 2018, Swaziland changed its name to Eswatini, and this was partially to prevent confusion with Switzerland.