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TIL Charles XII, King of Sweden was actually the Sixth King of Sweden named Charles. The regnal number hads only gone so high as a result of a mythological history that had inserted kings that never existed.

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TIL Charles XII, King of Sweden was actually the Sixth King of Sweden named Charles. The regnal number hads only gone so high as a result of a mythological history that had inserted kings that never existed.

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TIL that Niccolo Machiavelli has a long forgotten work, often entitled “The Description” for brevity, that describes in detail the methods Cesare Borgia took in deceiving and ultimately assassinating rival leaders who conspired against him.

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