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TIL That a Mexican drug cartel personally welcomed the Pope to Mexico, and pledged not to cause any violence during his visit.

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7aRX TIL the US Department of Justice and the National Institute of Justice reported in 2004 that the effects of renewing the 1994 assault weapon ban might be “too small for reliable measurement” because “[assault weapons] were rarely used in gun crimes even before the ban”.
VMg9k TIL of Winthrop Niles Kellogg. He attempted to "humanize" a baby chimpanzee by raising it alongside his infant son. The experiment had to be halted when, instead of humanizing the chimp, the young boy became more chimp-like.
VMW68 TIL that in 1989 Flea from the band Red Hot Chili Peppers played bass on this track
ANDon TIL the reason why many 90s cartoons had a shoe horned educational message for kids is because of the introduction of the 1991 "Children's Television Act" which required kids TV programs to serve the "educational and informational" needs of childen.
wV5J TIL that caterpillars dissolve and “die” inside the chrysalis, so the resultant butterfly could be called a “new” organism. Some even think they evolved from two different ancestors.