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TIL Pope Leo X had a beloved pet elephant who died at the age of 6, with the Pope by his side, when they tried to treat his constipation with gold-enriched laxatives. The pope wrote a poem for him as an epitaph and Raphael made his portrait

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eGdJ TIL that the term “Boycott” comes from Captain Charles Boycott, an Irish land agent who evicted farmers from their land during poor harvests. His entire town shunned him, leaving him without and goods, mail, etc. He was forced to leave the country later that year.
R947 TIL Disney’s Aladdin was ranked by Entertainment Weekly as one of the most controversial films, due to the original releases ‘Arabian Nights’ verse: “…Where they cut off your ear if they don’t like your face / It’s barbaric, but, hey, it’s home”. This lyric was changed in the 1993 video release.
x4L1 TIL that the Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries.
8epbL TIL Dutch artist Francis Alÿs pushed a block of ice around Mexico City for 9 hours to symbolize the frustration that everyday residents of Mexico City endure in an effort to improve their living conditions
vPZj TIL that people can tell Mormons from non-Mormons just by their face.