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TIL there were ticket scalpers for gladiator fights in Ancient Rome. Gladiators like Hermes were known to draw the largest crowds and brought in high profits for scalpers due to demand

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4kKab TIL the meme of a person talking to a brick wall is Maronzio Vance. A comedian who has a solo podcast where he talks in front of a brick wall.
L0Rp TIL rats are capable of metacognition (the ability to think about one’s thoughts).
dnLr TIL in 2001 four Swedish teenagers were convicted of treason after they assaulted King Carl XVI Gustaf with a cream-cake. The ringleader was fined 100 days’ income; the others were fined 80 days’ income
9XJB TIL that both of Weird Al’s parents died on the same day due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Hours later he performed at a concert, saying that “since my music had helped many of my fans through tough times, maybe it would work for me as well”.
9wvoD TIL The concept of using human shields as a weapon of resistance was created by Mahatma Gandhi