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TIL Pope Benedict XVI resigned in 2013, but announced it in Latin. One reporter got the scoop and broke the story because she understood Latin. Most other reporters waited for official translations.

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1Ljr TIL the National Cancer Institute documented Cannabis killing cancer cells in numerous case studies.
dD0a7 TIL 20/20 Vision doesn't mean you have perfect vision - it means your vision is normal, and you can see at 20ft what an average person can see at 20ft. The ideal is 20/15, which means you can see at 20ft what an average person can see at 15ft.
X9bQ TIL - Kirsty MacColl, who sang with The Smiths and The Pogues, was killed when run over by a boat belonging to a Mexican millionaire who likely paid one of his employees to take the blame.
8ayxX TIL: Brazil is home to the largest Japanese population outside of Japan
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