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TIL that Pope Francis has never used the internet, despite having nine different twitter accounts and more than 20 million followers

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rNrXw TIL Montreal was a refuge for Confederate agents and allies, including John Wilkes Booth just a few months before he would kill President Lincoln.
OoNQ6 TIL in the 1960s savory Jell-O molds became a fad
grjbD TIL for several months, the residents of the Italian town of Vastogirardi have had the tires of their cars mysteriously punctured. What was originally thought to have been mafia intimidation was revealed to have been the work of a local dog with gingivitis gnawing on the tires.
ZXnG TIL Stephen Hawking pulled out of conference in Israel hosted by president Shimon Peres in protest at treatment of Palestinians