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TIL Pope Francis’ tomb will be in a former candelabra closet

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xVK7w TIL of Monica Seles, a woman on track to become one of the greatest tennis players of all time, who's career was shattered when she was stabbed mid-match by a deranged fan
5VJwB TIL There are still parts of Italy where they speak Greek since ancient times.
45JR TIL radiocarbon dating will no longer work independently on fossils and artifacts post-WW2 due to residual radiation resulting nuclear arms testing. Future archeologists will not be able to date our remains using only carbon dating.
DQMrr TIL the "Kamikaze of 1274 and 1281" otherwise known as "The Divine Wind", is massively attributed to the ending of the Mongol invasions. Along with the Mamluks stopping their western expansion, The divine wind typhoons blew through some hundreds of ships, devastating a force of 140,000 Mongols.
Z87Jv TIL The anime Fullmetal Alchemist’s quality dropped significantly due to it outpacing it’s source material. Once the Manga was finished, the show was re-made properly.