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TIL around 400,000 gladiators died in the Colosseum.

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R71Pl TIL of William Shepherd of the Expedition 1 crew on the ISS. He is a Navy SEAL, studied 3 types of engineering, and was award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
yVJ9a TIL of Saint Pedro de Arbués, arguably the patron saint of killing Jews. He was a Spanish Inquisitor assassinated by the Jews he tried to oppress. He canonized as a saint in in 1867 by Pope Pius IX for his actions against the Jews.
xVDLD TIL that the University of Chicago economists used to propose a plan, dubbed The Chicago Plan, to limit the power and independence of the Federal Reserve. This plan was drafted during the wake of the Great Depression
KkbG TIL a man was convicted and hanged in 1673 using the testimony of ghosts that appeared in dreams to witnesses.
w4K1 TIL the State of Kansas is literally flatter than a pancake.