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TIL Andres Serrano once faced extreme controversy for his work, "Immersion (Piss Christ)" (1987), which shows a crucifix of Jesus dunked in urine. In 2023, Pope Francis blessed Serrano and gave him a thumbs up gesture of approval.

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eVP5 TIL That Kit Harington (Jon Snow) is descended from the first Norman King of England, William the Conqueror… also known as ‘William the Bastard’.
E1dJW TIL that Nazi leader Hermann Göring once claimed "No enemy bomber can reach the Ruhr. If one reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Göring. You may call me Meyer.". This would later come back to haunt him as Allied bombers devastated Germany and citizens began to call him "Meyer".
ylxa TIL Spaghettification is a term specifically used in astrophysics to describe death from falling into a black hole.
E1ANp TIL that hog rectum and calamari have a taste and texture similar enough to be hard to tell apart
neROb TIL the original ending to Pinocchio was intended to be a warning, with the young puppet boy's companions executing him by hanging him from a tree for his crimes.