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TIL After Francis I exchanged himself in spanish captivity in 1526 with his two sons, aged 7 and 8, he annuled everything he signed in exchange for his release, but the kids remained in captivity for nearly 4 years. His eldest son and heir was scarred for life as a result
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TIL After Francis I exchanged himself in spanish captivity in 1526 with his two sons, aged 7 and 8, he annuled everything he signed in exchange for his release, but the kids remained in captivity for nearly 4 years. His eldest son and heir was scarred for life as a result

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TIL of "Free Jimmy" a 2006 Norwegian animated film starring Woody Harrelson among others. It was well received and won several awards in Norway, but critically panned in english speaking media. The reviews included quotes such as "those who watch it are dumb animals themselves"

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u/Mors_Acerba — 1 day ago
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TIL Cardinal Serra nearly accidentaly became pope during the conclave of 1513 after several conclavists voted for him as the "most unworthy" and thus most unlikely to get elected, as they were unwilling to reveal their true choice yet. Serra got 13 out of 17 votes required to get elected

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u/Mors_Acerba — 3 days ago
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TIL Despite his reputation as a benevolent monarch, Henry IV of France ,aka "Good King Henry", was the target of at least 12 attempts on his life. He was raised a protestant and turned catholic after he got the throne, which brewed animosity from both sects. He was assassinated by a catholic

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u/Mors_Acerba — 5 days ago
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Arteta asked whether he treats teenage players like MLS differently: "they have a wonderful mother and father, they don't need another father figure"

u/Mors_Acerba — 6 days ago
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TIL Early in his life, Nikephoros Phocas took a vow of chastity after his first wife died. He stuck to it even when he eventually ascended to the Easter Roman throne by marrying the emperor's widow. The sexless marriage led to her finding a lover, who assassinated and replaced Phocas on the Throne

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u/Mors_Acerba — 6 days ago
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TIL The youngest woman to be executed under UK law in the 20th century was 22 year old Irma Grese, "the hyena of Auschwitz". She first volunteered to be a concentration camp guard before she turned 18, although she initialy got rejected and told to come back when she came of age

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u/Mors_Acerba — 8 days ago
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TIL Homosexuality in renaissance Florence was technically illegal but so prevalent that the majority of the male population was implicated in accusations. Savonarola's regime tried to supress it, resulting in a florentine official declaring "thank god we can sodomise again", after the regime fell

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u/Mors_Acerba — 9 days ago
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TIL The "Music Bank", a warehouse turned 24h rehearsal studio, a hub for Seattle's emerging music scene was raided in the late 80s, uncovering the state's largest grow op. AIC's Jerry Cantrel later stated they'd hang outside looking for weed and had no idea all they had to do was break the wall

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u/Mors_Acerba — 10 days ago
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TIL Despite all of Machiavelli's efforts to regain favor with the Medici, they continued to distrust him and until the last year of his life he got no more than a book deal from them. When the Medici were outsted again, he was rejected from office for being "too close with the Medici"

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u/Mors_Acerba — 11 days ago
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Prince William celebrating Buendia's goal against Forest

u/Mors_Acerba — 12 days ago