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TIL some believe Jesus’ brother took his place on the cross and he escaped to Japan, where he lived to 106.

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d8L0j TIL that a Catalan nationalist tried to assassinate Alfonso XIII, once King of Spain. A hundred years later, those people are again in revolt.
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BrWyy TIL that Jerusalem had been fought over 16 times in its history, attacked 52 times, captured and recaptured 44 times, besieged 23 times, and destroyed twice.
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