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TIL that in 1269, when the forced seclusion of the cardinals failed to produce a pope, the townspeople of Viterbo removed the roof of the Palazzo dei Papi in their attempt to speed up the election.

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WRRo TIL In 2005 the Italian Prime Minister, Berlusconi, insulted Finnish cuisine and joked that Finns ate “marinated reindeer”. In 2008, Finland won an international pizza contest, beating Italy. The name of the winning pizza was “Pizza Berlusconi” which was made of smoked reindeer.
X0g6j TIL that a federal "Witness Tree Protection Program" exists to protect individual trees whose presence was documented at important historical events and are still standing today.
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