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TIL samurai would poop with one leg completely out of their pant leg in case they needed to fight during a visit to the bathroom.

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NXA7N TIL that when "The Pirate Queen" Grace O'Malley's sons were taken captive by the English, she convinced Queen Elizabeth to free them AND let O'Malley continue her piratical activities as long as she also defended the Crown
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