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  1. @vincent

    Oh hey. Mithridates killed a Roman official for starting the war. By pouring molten gold down his throat.

    Better save that one for some adult fiction series…

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  2. It is said that Mithridates VI was struck by lightning as a baby, which burned his clothes but left him unharmed except for a mark on his forehead.

    Where have I heard that one before?

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