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TIL the Pope sometimes names a new cardinal without telling anyone, even the cardinal; occasionally, the Pope takes the secret to his grave.

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XEVAk TIL thermal receipt paper should not be recycled as it contains BPA, an industrial chemical with potential health concerns. Experts say thermal receipts should be disposed of in the trash, and avoided whenever possible.
pZA TIL that Crash Bandicoot was almost changed to “Wuzzle/Wez/Wezzy the Wombat” or “Ozzie the Ottsel” by Universal, but remained Crash because of Naughty Dog threatening to leave the production otherwise.
ky57 TIL Tuberculosis was so romanticized during the Victorian era that fashion trends emerged to highlight and emulate the symptoms of the disease. This fashion movement is referred to as “Consumptive Chic”.
BpXk TIL Stephen Fry is bipolar and when asked if he wished to undo the effects of manic depression he replied “Not for all the tea in China.”
grjRD TIL that Kudzu otherwise known as Japanese Arrowroot is actually edible. It is also used medicinally in Eastern countries. (PSA, do not eat wild Kudzu especially in the south in South America as it has a chance to have been treated with pesticides, only consume it if you grew it yourself)