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Persian king Xerxes I attempted to build a bridge but a storm destroyed it. In retaliation, he ordered the strait itself to be whipped three hundred times, and had leg cuffs, shackles, etc,. thrown into the water.

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Fun Fact: Persian king Xerxes I attempted to build a bridge but a storm destroyed it. In retaliation, he ordered the strait itself to be whipped three hundred times, and had leg cuffs, shackles, etc,. thrown into the water.

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