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TIL Ulpia Severina was the only woman to have ruled over the whole Roman Empire, ruling from 270-275 AD

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W0DA TIL in 1996, snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan was brought to a disciplinary hearing for saying he played better with his bad hand than his opponent did with his good hand. Using his bad hand, he won 3 straight games against a world-ranked player. The charges were dropped.
E4ZW TIL that after Steve Irwin’s death, his fans had to be urged to stop killing stingrays after numerous ones washed up on the beach with their tails cut off
DvDg TIL some elite Vikings carried “Ulfberht” swords. The steel used to make Ulfberht swords, was superior to European blackmithing for 800yrs.
yVYep TIL: In the 1920s, the Radium Ore Revigator popular enough that the company could not keep up with demand. It was a water crock lined with radioactive materials (uranium). You would fill it up with water to irradiate it overnight. The irradiated water would cure arthritis, senility, and flatulence.
xVvno TIL that in WWII, President George H. W. Bush was shot down along with nine other US Airmen over Chichi Jima, an island held by the Japanese. He was the only one that was not caught, tortured, and murdered. Four of the others were eaten.