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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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loXRa TIL that cereal box characters are drawn looking down so when they are on the supermarket shelf they make eye contact with children which makes the child want the product.
9w6X TIL the United States ranks 3rd in liking the United States
9YeKQ TIL, women considered lower-caste in Kerala (India) had to pay Breast Tax (Mulakaram) for covering their breasts in public, otherwise go topless in public (until 1924)
vKgB TIL on January 27, 1992, then President George H. W. Bush said that he wanted the American family to be more like the Waltons than the Simpsons. Matt Groening responded by making a short segment in which Bart said, “Hey, we’re just like the Waltons. We’re praying for an end to the Depression, too.