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TIL When famed troll and philosopher Diogenes the Cynic was being sold as a slave, he listed his speciality as "ruling men." He subsequently pointed to Xeniades, a wealthy Corinthian and said, “Sell me to this man; he needs a master.” He was sold on the spot and became a tutor to Xeniades's sons.

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