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TIL that "gladiatrixes" fought to the death in ancient Rome.
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TIL Mississippi did not complete ratification and certification of the 13th amendment (outlawing slavery) until 1995 and 2013
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TIL It used to be illegal for men to be topless and show their nipples until a judge overturned New York state's male shirtless bans in 1937 following men protesting for their rights to not sexualize their bare chest
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TIL that after a flood killed thousands and devastated the economy, California legislators and State employees worked unpaid for a year and a half.
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TIL the original reason to have a best man was to help the groom in case the bride needed to be kidnapped from disapproving parents.
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TIL the great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens, Gerald Charles Dickens, is an actor who has written and performed one-man shows of Great Expectations, Nicholas Nickleby, A Tale of Two Cities, and A Christmas Carol.