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TIL that when Poland's Karol Józef Wojtyła became Pope John Paul II in 1978, it marked the first time since 1523 that the Pope was not Italian.

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kAxW TIL that Ripley’s Believe It or Not was researched by a man who spent every day at the NYC Public library for 52 years, discovering at least 62,192 amazing facts and anecdotes. One skeptical reader wrote 27,167 double-checking letters to sources and never found an unsubstantiated item.
7rXOr TIL that, in the Australian state of Queensland, the government places trivia questions periodically to keep drivers awake and aware.
epav6 TIL That men who ejaculate more frequently significantly, like 21 times a month, lower their risk of prostate cancer compared to those who do it less according to a Harvard 2016 peer-reviewed study published in a reputable scientific journal.
e1kE TIL Ghostbusters was written over 3 weeks in a bomb shelter on an island off Massachusetts.
BZ0K TIL that at the premiere of Beethoven’s 9th, police had to break up the applause, as the amount he was receiving was considered inappropriate for a private citizen