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TIL that the Danish word for "Pimp" is "Alfons," after the protagonist in the play Monsieur Alphonse by Alexandre Dumas, fils. As a result, although "Alfons" is the name of a popular children's book character, the name remains very rare. As of 2016, only 8 people were named "Alfons" in Denmark.

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g9wA TIL Robert Damiens, who tried to kill Louis XV, had his hand burned with sulphur. Molten wax, molten lead, and boiling oil were poured into him. Then he was partially dismembered by harnessed horses and the executioner completed it with an axe. Then his still-living torso was burnt at the stake.
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aGno TIL that Quentin Tarantino wants to stop making films when he is around 60 years old (he is currently 52) because he doesn’t want to “fuck up his filmography with a bunch of old-man stuff.”