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TIL that while being ‘grilled’ to death, Saint Lawrence of Rome said, “Flip me over, I’m done on this side.”

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9Y0Dm TIL Ho Chi Minh, leader of the communist party in Vietnam, was witnessed by American advisors on September 2, 1945, giving a speech repeating the 2nd paragraph of Jefferson's 1776 Declaration of Independence. That's why the current official motto of Vietnam is "Independence, Freedom, and Happiness."
GveE TIL Ted Turner, founder of Turner Broadcasting, donated $1 billion to the UN, called observers of Ash Wednesday “Jesus freaks,” Christianity a “religion for losers,” opponents of abortion “bozos,” and advocates a one-child policy for the USA.
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LmmZ TIL that Vladimir the Great chose to convert to Christianity instead of Islam, mainly because Islam doesn’t allow alcoholic consumption. He remarked “Drinking is the joy of all Rus’. We cannot exist without that pleasure.”