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TIL the roman orator Cicero uncovered a plot to overthrow the Roman Government and foiled it

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Wkwv4 TIL of a man who escaped prison so many times that a special maximum security prison was built for him. After it, the Governor made a promise to him "If you get out again, I'll forgive you". And of course he escaped again, and the Governor kept his word and set him free.
kO10g TIL Nestlé sued the writers of a booklet called “The Baby Killer”, about Nestlé’s aggressive marketing of baby formula in 3rd world countries, for libel. The court ruled in Nestlé’s favor since they wouldn’t have been found guilty of murder “in terms of criminal law" but fined the writers just $400.
RKg6 TIL a lake in India catches fire because it’s so polluted.
jarR TIL 19th century England (and the US, but a bit later) had ‘Ugly Clubs’ where people that had less desirable facial traits met up to drink, sing, and satirize their own looks.
ne6lB TIL High heels were originally worn by men. Wealthy 17th-century men in Europe wore them to imply their upper-class status; only someone who did not have to work could afford, both financially and practically, to wear such extravagant shoes.