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Today I learned Buffalo is a complete sentence, no matter how many times it is in a sentence, from 1 to infinity....

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4k0VN TIL about the Cadaver Synod: In 897, Pope Stephen VI held a bizarre trial against the corpse of Pope Formosus, accusing him of crimes like perjury and violating church laws. Formosus' decayed body was dressed in papal robes, propped up, and symbolically 'defended' in court.
BEyk TIL Dr Stephen Hawking has joined the international boycott against Israel and refuses to meet with Israeli academics there.
VM1oD TIL about Harry Haft, a Polish boxer in the 40's who was trained in Auschwitz by Nazis to fight to the death for the amusement of military personel. He retired after fighting Rocky Marciano.
X0gV8 TIL that the Alfa Romeo Logo isn’t a snake with a red tongue, but a snake eating a human.
E1bBP TIL in some states in the USA, like CA, if you're over 18yo and able bodied, you are required by law to give reasonable assistance to police, including taking your car to chase a suspect.