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TIL there are officially no pets in the Vatican.

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8eEDb TIL that Charles Darwin often gave his old papers to his children for them to doodle on. Thus, much of what survives of his original Origin of Species manuscript represents the best of his children's writing and drawings, rather than the best of his work.
e06xn TIL Jeff Goldblum tried to hire a prostitute at the age of 13. He had heard about the red light district so stole $5 from his father and went to pick a girl. On the way to the room, he chickened out.
LQ6yv TIL Michael Jackson ordered his music video "Thriller" to be destroyed after being threatened with excommunication from his Jehovah's Witness faith. Michael later apologized and settled for the disclaimer at the start of the video
KOvn6 TIL that complex numbers in quantum mechanics are not auxiliary, but rather a necessity in order to avoid contradiction.
6KwZ TIL of the aphorism Hanlon’s Razor: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by carelessness”.