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TIL there is a guy who has been offering $200 to anyone who can tell him about this entirely random picture he found on the web in 2002

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Zpx5B TIL The place where Julius Caesar was murdered has been a fenced in sanctuary for feral cats until now. House of Bulgari has restored it and made it a place the public can tour.
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