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X0nDE TIL that the first Roman Emperor wanted to be titled “Romulus” but was convinced to pick Augustus instead due to the former name’s monarchical connotations
KVOE TIL most of the founding fathers were quite young - most were in their 20’s or 30’s. Except for Benjamin Franklin, who was 70.
AMPd TIL When you get a Kidney transplant, they leave your original kidneys in and put the 3rd Kidney in your pelvis.
LQYR9 TIL that Nazi commander Dirlewanger's troops performed experiments on Polish citizens that resulted in their deaths, then their corposes were cut into small pieces, mixed with horsemeat, and boiled into soap. Dirlewanger was described as "perhaps the most sadistic of all commanders of World War II".
lom6G TIL: That 1985's Live Aid helped fund the corrupt Ethiopian government and was spent on guns, not to relieve famine.