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TIL of Diamastigosis, an ancient Roman blood spectacle where young boys tried to steal cheese from whip-wielding men.

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GrYj TIL one of the first books burned by Nazis, Heinrich Heine play, contained a famous line “Where they burn books, they will in the end also burn people”
6EAnQ TIL that at Disney world, they build things(like the Cinderella Castle) at 199 ft to legally avoid having guidance lights for aircraft.
X0gKX TIL that according to the bible, Adam, Eve, and a bunch of their descendants lived for several centuries, some even getting close to a millennium.
e0PRL TIL Mona Lisa died from The Plague
BrZgb TIL "Urgent Call for Unity" was an appeal to defeat the Nazis. It was signed by German scientists, authors and artists in advance of the German federal election in 1932. The appeal was unsuccessful, Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor, and the Nazis were able to consolidate power.