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TIL The Roman Catholic Church fully accepted the theory of evolution back in 1950. They accept it provided that Christians believe that God created all things and that the individual soul is a direct creation by God and not the product of purely material forces.

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yxRw TIL of Sergeant Willis Boshears, who strangled and killed another woman while he was asleep. He pleaded not guilty on the basis of being asleep at the time and was acquitted.
bvK9 TIL Matt Stone and Trey Parker created a South Park video game for Game boy Color but canceled the project because it wasn’t suitable for children and kept a few copies to commemorate what was originally started.
jN0oE TIL italian astrologer Pietro d'Abano died during his second trial after being charged by the inquisition for using magic.He was posthumously found guilty but his friend secretly removed his body, so the inquisition had to be content with burning an effigy of him instead of the real body.
kOoXW TIL Hormel's "Spam" is so popular in Hawaii it has debuted it's "Portugese Sausage", "Black Pepper", and "Teriyaki" flavors at the Waikiki Spam Jam, an annual Honolulu street festival devoted to spam. "Honey Spam", "Spam and Bacon", and "Hot and Spicy Spam" are only available in Hawaii.
16g9r TIL in 2020 the Royal Australian Mint released a "Donation Dollar" coin specifically designed to be donated. Six million of them have been issued so far, and research shows over 60% of people finding them donate them, resulting in an estimated $1.9 million donated to charities and people in need.