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TIL that the Europeans had a Ninja-star style weapon, and it was basically just an aborted Halberd

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EgEXW TIL that California is named after a fictitious island described in a series of 16th century Spanish romance novels. The island was described as being inhabited by beautiful black women who wore gold armor.
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5YRMk TIL of Guy Gabaldon, who captured over 1500 Japanese single handedly
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