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TIL that "gladiatrixes" fought to the death in ancient Rome.
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TIL a Roman soldier farted which led to a riot and ended up killing 10,000 people
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TIL Pirates wore eye patches to increase their night vision, not to cover a missing eye.
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TIL that the platypus uses its bill to navigate underwater, detect food, and dig. The bill contains receptors that help detect prey.
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TIL Liam Neeson was offered the role as Ra's al Ghul in The CW's Arrow Season 3. He had previously played the same character in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy. Neeson was willing to return to the role. But he had to turn it down because he didn't have the time for it.
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TIL that Bolivia makes a soft drink called 'Coca Colla' which is made with real coca leaf. It is a local competitor of Coca-Cola and Red Bull, but is currently illegal to export under both Bolivian and U.N. drug laws