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TIL: Brutus (the man who initiated the stabbing of Caesar) was a direct descendant of the man who assassinated the last Roman king.

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DQEaY TIL that when England held its first lottery in 1567 everyone who bought a ticket got immunity from one arrest as long as it was not piracy, murder, felonies, or treason. Prizes for winning the lottery were £5,000 in cash, but also goods like plate, tapestries and “good linen cloth.”
v1po4 TIL the cofounder of the New York Times manned a Gatling Gun to defend the paper’s headquarters during the 1863 New York draft riots
awvby TIL if a beta male mandrill wins a fight, it physically morphs into an alpha male over time, gaining facial coloration, bigger testicles, and the ability to breed.
D1nme TIL the first theaters in the early 1900's charged a five cents for admission, and were therefore named "nickelodeons."
epZMJ TIL that a group of Jews came to China around 10th century and lived in the heart area of China, Henan province where Yellow River flows and Chinese originated, till middle 19th century when finally broken by wars, all while maintaining their Jewish identity and traditions and even Hebrew language