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TIL that Pope Donus II never existed; his name was a result of a medieval scribal error misreading the Latin honorific "domnus" as a proper name. And despite his fictional origin he has been praised for some honourable conduct and even has Images supposedly depicting him.

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Gle4 TIL glacial retreats in southern Alaska are leading to an increase in the frequency of earthquakes. The Bering glacier, in particular, is so massive that it’s weight stabilizes the subduction of the Pacific plate underneath the North American plate.
N71xe TIL about Baun the Cat, a cat in Russian fairy tales that has a voice that can cure any sickness. The cat mostly uses its voice to make people sleep in order to eat them though. In stories, the only way to defeat this cat was to wear an iron helmet to block its voice.
JKNB TIL The entire country of Liechtenstein can be rented for $70,000 a day.
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