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TIL: About the "Tyrant King" Yeonsangun of Korea. Known as the worst tyrant in Korean history he launched 2 purges, seized hundreds of women to be "entertainers", and turned the royal university into a pleasure ground. His father, the previous king, was known as being liberal and kind.

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