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TIL the process of electing a Doge in the Venetian Republic began with an official going to a nearby plaza, grabbing the first boy he saw, and forcing them to choose ballots out of a box. The process subsequently lasted 10 more rounds of "torturous, ridiculous, and profound" election performance.

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