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TIL Pope Formosus’ body was exhumed and put on trial, where a deacon was appointed to answer for Formosus. The corpse was found guilty, stripped of its sacred vestments, deprived of three fingers, clad in the garb of a layman, and quickly buried; it was then re-exhumed and thrown in the Tiber.

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8ar0G TIL there are over 35,000 islands in The Great Lakes of North America.
j6Aov TIL that during WWII the US Navy executed unrestricted warfare against Japan, the most massive and devastating submarine campaign of all time. The goal was to cut off food to Japanese civilians. This was done without approval from the US government.
7y5P TIL That Mormons have a worldwide disaster preparedness network with tons of stored food, a supply distribution chain, and backup communications network. When there is no emergency, they give the food away.
Lky0Q TIL The world record for keeping the original 1996/1997 Tamagotchi alive is Age 89 days.
VM6QZ TIL that the First brown bear in 150 years has been seen in a national park in northern Spain