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TIL After Emperor Nero's death in 68 AD, a popular legend emerged that he would return to destroy Rome. He's believed to be the inspiration for both "the beast" and the number "666" in the bible

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XEkwQ TIL the reason why clocks run clockwise. They do because in the Northern hemisphere that's how sundials cast shadow
j6e1j TIL Sparta was defeated in battle by an elite Theban unit called the Sacred Band. The unit was made up of 150 pairs of male lovers who would fight harder with their lover by their side.
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p7VG TIL that Mikhail Gorbachev chose to not have his birthmark removed, because he believed the public would perceive him as being more concerned with his appearance than other more important issues.
gMgnD TIL of the Melanesians, the only black people in the world with natural blond hair.