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TIL of the Nemi Ships, two Roman ships (one a floating palace) dating back to the Roman emperor Caligula found submerged in Lake Nemi, Italy. Mussolini had the lake drained to recover them. Only 12 years later, both were destroyed in a fire during World War II.

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