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TIL that Julius Caesar was kidnapped by Cilician pirates: he demanded his ransom be doubled and then amused his kidnappers by giving speeches and joining in their activities. However, Julius Caesar warned his new "friends" that once he got out of there, he’d hunt them down and kill them. He did.

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