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Wkdlo TIL that according to Islamic tradition, Byzantine Emperor Heraclius converted to Islam, which he sincerely believed to be the true faith.
Oo8xe TIL King Pepy II came to the throne aged nine, and ruled until he was 100. It is said he had a great system for avoiding insects: he would cover a slave in honey. Flies swarmed to the slave and left Pepy in peace.
JYnYl TIL that in 1924, two brilliant and wealthy young men murdered 14 year old boy just to see if they could get away with the gruesome act. One of them was traced by authority from unique glasses, he dropped accidentally at site while hiding body.
6ELPm Today I learned that Pablo Escobar Owned a football team in Colombia
VgQG TIL a figurine of Hans Solo frozen in carbonite is hidden in each episode of Firefly