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TIL that Balthasar Gérard, assassin of William I of Orange (ancestor of the Dutch monarchy) received a torture and execution that was gruesome even by the standards of his time. Part of the execution decree stated that "his heart should be torn from his bosom and flung in his face."

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nW9Gb TIL the world's largest human poo belonged to a Viking man in the 9th century and was on display in a British musuem. The massive turd was 20 cm in length and 5 cm in width, and was a result of the Viking man being sick as authorities found several hundred parasitic eggs in the poo.
p8J9G TIL There isn’t an exact normal number of times a person should use the bathroom per day. While some people may go a few days without a regular bowel movement, others poop once or twice a day on average
1ep8 TIL that when Julius Caesar was kidnapped by pirates,he demanded they increase his ransom,treated the pirates as subordinates while enslaved,earned their respect and friendship,only to tell them he would hunt them down and have them executed when freed;which he eventually did.
b9eMN TIL that Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time (2 billion books sold), and her estate claims she ranks 3rd overall, behind Shakespeare's works and the Bible. She is the most-translated author with works in at least 103 languages. "And Then There Were None" is her best selling book
WwZL TIL that a super-volcanic eruption occurred 70,000 years ago and that the entire human race today is a direct descendant of the 5,000~10,000 survivors