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TIL of an ancient roman poem about how to get over someone who doesn’t love you. It involves keeping busy by farming, hunting and traveling, having a lot of sex with multiple partners, avoiding being alone, and staying away from romantic works of art

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b6Ob4 TIL Ancient Romans pronounced "Caesar" the same as we pronounce the German word "Kaiser" in English.
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