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TIL That in 1913, sickly Japanese Emperor Taisho rolled a prepared speech paper into a tube and stared through it like a telescope instead of reading that speech to parliament.

by whatilearned February 11, 2023, 1:33 am

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TIL a monk was killed in around 391 AD when he leapt into the arena to stop a gladiator fight, which led to the emperor issuing a ban on gladiator bouts throughout the Empire.

by whatilearned February 10, 2023, 11:32 am

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TIL that, thought destroyed by Nazis, a priceless mosaic owned by Roman emperor Caligula ended up as a coffee table for 50 years in a NYC apartment.

by whatilearned February 3, 2023, 9:44 pm

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Grand title of the Austrian emperor

by CopyPastaArchive January 24, 2023, 1:45 pm

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TIL the Toyota Camry is named after the Kanmuri, the long hat traditionally worn only by Japanese Emperor and other aristocrats

by whatilearned January 24, 2023, 10:48 am

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TIL: Caligula, the third emperor of Rome, once declared war on the sea itself, commanding his men to collect seashells as proof of victory

by whatilearned January 14, 2023, 5:49 pm

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TIL Zhu Di, the Yongle Emperor of the Chinese Ming dynasty was given a Giraffe as tribute in 1414. The animal had been transported by envoys all the way from Kenya to Bengal to Beijing

by whatilearned January 8, 2023, 1:35 pm

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TIL about India’s tallest captive elephant Thechikottukavu Ramachandran, owned by Thechikottukavu devasom, a temple in the Indian state of Kerala. Thechi stands at 316 cm tall and is the largest captive elephant in India. He is fondly named Ekachatradhipathi (The Only Emperor) by his fans.

by whatilearned January 6, 2023, 5:03 pm

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TIL: Zhu Youcheng is the only emperor in Chinese history, to be married to one wife and remain faithful to her, having no concubines. He was a hardworking emperor, lowering taxes, reducing spending, and demonstrating tolerance for Muslims. His son, however, had a haram so large, some starved.

by whatilearned December 30, 2022, 2:29 pm

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TIL of Flavius Claudius Julianus (Julian), the last Pagan emperor of Rome, and how he was the last pagan ruler after 312CE and attempted to reinstate paganism after Christianity had become the sole State religion.

by whatilearned December 28, 2022, 12:46 am

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TIL that in 1889, the Brazilian military, alongside slave-owning elites, organized a coup to overthrow emperor Pedro II for abolishing slavery. In response, a group of freed slaves organized themselves into a militia known as the Black Guard in order to guarantee the safety of the Imperial Family.

by whatilearned December 27, 2022, 12:31 pm

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What if Emperor enforced Russ patronage over Magnus? (Warhammer 40000)

by CopyPastaArchive December 10, 2022, 7:01 pm

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