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TIL Pope Francis and Pope John Paul II are honorary Harlem Globetrotters

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J1d9j TIL that on Jupiter's moon Io, tidal effects from Jupiter cause the ground itself to move up and down by 300 feet. Typical tidal range on earth is 3 feet in the open ocean.
D1Lvp TIL that no ingredient in Hawaiian Pizza originated from Hawaii. The pizza's creation was credited to Sam Panopoulos, a Greek-Canadian who named his invention "Hawaiian" after the brand of canned pineapple he used for it.
yVJWp TIL Earthworms are invasive to North America
6Bgm TIL: Muslims don’t believe Jesus was crucified, they think God replaced him with some poor bugger who looked like him.
8aLYK TIL that the Northern Royal Albatross take their first flight after about 8 months of age, and then spend the next 3-5 years at sea, never touching land during that time. Many then return to their headland where they born so they can then breed, having flown over 190,000km per year during that time.