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TIL that Pope Benedict IX was the only Pope in the history to have served 3 Papal terms.. And the only Pope to have sold Papacy… and the First Pope said to have been primarily homosexual who held orgies in the Lateran palace

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Y7prP TIL more soldiers were executed during the civil war than all other American wars combined. Two-thirds of them were for desertion.
AN0lx TIL of French Neo-Socialist, Marcel Déat. In May of 1939 he wrote 'Why Die for Danzig' (Mourir pour Dantzig?) urging France to appease Hitler by surrendering to his ultimatum for Danzig. Déat would later act as a collaborator with Vichy France.
Y76Ox TIL of Robert Moses, never elected to office, held up to 12 titles at once, including NYC Parks Commissioner. He transformed New York with projects like Jones Beach, the NY State Parkway System, and the Triborough Bridge, influencing city development nationwide.
kWB4 TIL that Bill Murray is thought to have coined the modern use of the phrase “you’re toast” by ad libbing a line in Ghost Busters (1984)
Zgep TIL Eric Cartman has commited 43 different crimes