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TIL that the current Pope declared that not only can dogs go to heaven, but all dogs do. WHOSE A GOOD BOY!? All of them, apparently!

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7rLap TIL Egyptian King Tutankhamun’s dagger was made out of iron from a meteorite and was so precious it was buried in his sarcophagus on his person.
jN40a TIL of a gene named 'mothers against decapentaplegic', parodying 'Mothers Against X'-type organizations
b9glZ TIL lionfish are an invasive species in the Atlantic and are detrimental to native fish stocks because of how fast they can breed. Scientists have traced their DNA back to a few sources that they think were "set free" by aquarium owners in the 80's
bwbj TIL in WWI, over 600 German soldiers burned to death at Fort Douaumont because someone tried to heat up coffee with flamethrower-fuel, resulting in a fire that spread to the ammunition
R54W1 TIL that among all civilian jobs in in the US, workers spend on average more than 60% of their workday standing