• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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    29 days ago

    Explanation: The last words of the Roman Emperor Titus were “I have made but one mistake.”

    We’re still not sure what mistake that was.

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      His one mistake was adding that line instead of saying the actual mistake, thus creating a paradox where either there would be no mistake at all, or two mistakes, making the statement false.

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        I, perhaps mistakenly, think you are onto something. Ya see, I thought I made a mistake once, but it turned out… I was wrong.