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TIL Europa is the smoothest object known in the solar system

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b1bE TIL Julius Caesar was kidnapped by pirates, who demanded 20 talents of silver for his freedom, however Caesar told them to ask for 50. When the ransom was paid and he was released, Caesar raised a fleet, pursed and eventually captured the pirates and had them crucified.
oBYb8 TIL Gert Frobe, the guy who played 'Goldfinger' was a member of the nazi party, then quit. He hid two Jews from the nazis, resulting in his films being unbanned in Israel.
oabK TIL that Catullus, an ancient Roman poet, wrote a poem criticizing those who considered his poems too racy, and that poem both began and ended with a line that translates to “I will sodomize you and face-fuck you.”
4xyR TIL Google once created an AI and when asked what the meaning of living is it replied “to live forever”.
9YxwQ TIL that pharmacists in France are trained in mycology, and as a public service you can take the mushrooms you find to the pharmacy to ensure that they are edible