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TIL Pope Pius X issued a papal edict that wind instruments, which included the saxophone, should not be used in Catholic worship

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KedJ TIL Game of Thrones has a profound effect on porn consumption. During the lead-up and immediately following the Season 6 premiere, searches on Pornhub involving Game Of Thrones shot up 370%, while traffic dropped considerably when the premiere aired.
1aD TIL that upon seeing a picture of Yoko Ono’s great-grandfather John Lennon remarked, “That’s me in a former life.” To which Ono replied “Don’t say that… He was assassinated.”
6Dxw TIL that Jeremy Bentham, a famous ethicist, still attends board meetings at University College of London because the board approved that he could attend every meeting. Disregarding the fact that he has been dead for 83 years now.
b6LX7 TIL that 2025 = (20 + 25)^2 = 45^2 which is neat, as 25 is also a square number.
KmdJ TIL that a British sitcom called Dad’s Army, which was based around WWII, actually went on longer than the war itself.