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TIL Pope Francis used to be a nightclub bouncer

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7rbZM TIL Jurassic Park almost had a sequel cartoon series in 1994
pYmvp TIL Galen was the most influential ancient physician during the Middle Ages and his theory was that the blood carried the pneuma, or life spirit, which gave it its red color
p8KEA TIL there’s evidence that trees communicate via a vast, underground network of fungal connections similar to a brain
xVAew TIL that humans can have far more chromosomal variation than just XX or XY. Some possible combinations include XXXXY, XXYY, and XXXXX. Also, the XYY condition, in which males have an extra Y chromosome, is often undiagnosed because there are so few symptoms.
YkBP TIL in the midst of the misery of the Great Depression and Prohibition, FDR signed legislation permitting the sale of some alcoholic beverages saying, “I think this would be a good time for a beer.”