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TIL that the Vatican says that followers of Pope Francis on twitter will have less time in Purgatory.

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PVmw TIL for the film Gone Girl, David Fincher made Ben Affleck wear a Yankees cap for a scene. Affleck, a die-hard Red Sox fan, adamantly refused, and this lead to a 4 day production halt, until the two came to an agreement that he would wear a Mets cap.
x6Omg TIL that some researchers estimate the chance of a global catastrophe caused by AI to be 30%
x70D TIL a 2011 Foo Fighters concert in Auckland caused ground vibrations that were similar to volcanic tremors.
oR4Jr TIL Chickens can spontaneously change their sex
1aZMO TIL about Australia drifting so fast, GPS has to be corrected.