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TIL before Pope Francis, the last pope to have a unique papal name was Pope Lando (913-914)

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WkDPN TIL about the Human Towers of Barcelona/Catalon, often reaching a height of 9-10 people high
NJE1 TIL that Charles de Gaulle said of France, “How can you govern a country which has two hundred and forty-six varieties of cheese?”
xVDDD TIL of "yellow journalism" which present little or no legitimate, well-researched news while instead using eye-catching headlines.
OoxP7 TIL ABBA's tour costumes were designed by Owe Sandström in close consultation with the band, and national costumes (Japanese, Latin American) were inspirations. ABBA had duplicates of each outfit and the backing musicians and singers had costumes, so a few hundred costumes went on tour
4X7Ao TIL the 'neck rule' regarding exercise with a cold. If all your symptoms are above the neck, like congested nose and sore throat, then you're much safer to indulge in mild to moderate physical activity than if the symptoms are below the neck, like fever, chills, body aches or a cough