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TIL Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was written by Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond

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XEdV8 TIL that every year Romans would crucify dogs while geese sat upon purple and gold pillows and watched. This was because when the Gauls attacked Rome in 390 BCE the geese raised an alarm while the guard dogs were silent.
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