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TIL the Louvre was originally built as a fortress in 1190 to protect Paris from the Vikings

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pYmWO TIL British BFU leader married at Goebbels' house and Hitler was the guest of honor
jnZQ Today I learned that the Retiarius, a type of gladiator who fought with a net and trident while wearing little armour, was considered effeminate for his use of evasion and entrapment. They were the lowest class of gladiator as a result, despite having the advantage in fights.
eVvn TIL That Gutzon Borglum, the man responsible for creating Mt. Rushmore, one of America’s most recognizable monuments, was a leader in the Ku Klux Klan
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