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TIL that the phrase ‘the die has already been cast’ comes from a supposed quote by Julius Caesar in 49 BC, “Alea iacta est”, when he crossed the rubicon. He was saying once he crossed the Rubicon with his army, the act of rebellion started a civil war in Rome and signified a point of no return.

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