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TIL Pope John Paul II loved Doc Martens boots so much he gave 100 pairs to Swiss Guards in the Vatican.

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KOpnw TIL USA only country in the world that where Olympic athletes are not government funded or sponsored
5Yxo8 TIL that the concept of zombies goes all the way back to the dawn of written literature. In the Epic of Gilgmesh, Ishtar threatens to, "Raise up the dead and they shall eat the living." Similar ideas appear in the bible.
ADn67 TIL of "Maplewashing", which is a tendency of Canadian institutions to present Canada as a morally superior place
W74ld TIL that French people only consume 200 less kcal per capita than Americans
Jpdl TIL the reason DC’s Metro trains are fake on some TV shows is because the transit authority won’t grant a filming permit if the scene shows something that isn’t actually allowed in the Metro system (criminal activity, panhandling, even running on the platform).