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TIL Nero, Roman emperor, had a husband, castrated him and had him appear in public as his wife

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dD9lr TIL a passage in a Tudor warrant book, discovered by an archivist in 2020, includes instructions from Henry VIII explaining precisely how he wanted his second wife, Anne Boleyn, to be executed. It shows his "premeditated, calculating manner". He knows exactly how and where he wants it to happen.
Y7kMd TIL that a re-design of the US $1 bill is prohibited by law
DQder [TIL] The murder of 14 year old Bobby Franks committed by Leopold and Loeb to execute a "perfect crime" inspired by Nietzsche’s concept of Übermenschen
GWW5 TIL 8675309 is the fourth most common 7-digit password, number one of course is 1234567.
Bg0AL TIL about halo cars, made with the intent to represent a brand and improve public perception of them, with little to no intention for making profit off them. Most major brands have at least one, with examples including Dodge's Viper and Ford's GT series.