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TIL: There’s a significant record of Sexually Active Popes

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NX0RN TIL of RAS syndrome (RAS stands for "Redundant Acronym Syndrome" Syndrome ), which is the redundant use of one or more of the words that make up an acronym (or other initialisms) in conjunction with the abbreviated form. (EX: PIN number, ATM machine, chai tea)
kOKZ7 TIL that if you draw a line directly south from Jacksonville, Florida, the entire continent of South America is EAST of that line.
16Kb7 TIL one of the possible inspirations for the Sheriff of Nottingham from "Robin Hood" fame is a man called Philip Marc, who was so hated that a clause in the Magna Carta was specifically written remove him from his position.
aw9X0 TIL during a speech in Poland, President Jimmy Carter’s interpreter told the Polish people he wanted “to grasp at Poland’s private parts” when he meant he was “happy to be in Poland” and that he was “never returning to the United States” when he meant that he’d “just left the United States.”
kJ5pg TIL of Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis (OOKP), also known as Tooth-in-Eye surgery, was first developed in the 1960s. This procedure involves implanting a tooth into a blind person’s eye to help restore their sight and continues to be performed today.