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TIL of the Duke of Moctezuma de Tultengo, a hereditary title of Spanish nobility held by a line of descendants of Moctezuma II. Since 1766, the title has been attached to a place of peerage, considered to be the highest honor, held currently by Juan José Marcilla de Teruel-Moctezuma y Valcárcel.

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GAMoJ TIL about fumi-e (meaning "stepping on a picture"), a representation of Jesus used by the Tokugawa shogunate in 17th century Japan to weed out suspected Christians. Those who hesitated or refused to step on fumi-e were tortured or killed.
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