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TIL when St. Augustine, writing in the fourth century A.D., observed his teacher St. Ambrose reading to himself without moving his tongue or murmuring, he thought the unusual behavior so noteworthy as to record it in his “Confessions”.

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PVlV TIL Gene Wilder is still alive, and hasn’t acted in a movie, because he is tired of “the bombing, shooting, killing, swearing and 3-D.”
P1mvO TIL a Catholic monk once wrote an angry letter to the cardinals during a 2 year papal election. Upon receiving it, they immediately chose to elect him; he tried fleeing his election but accepted under pressure. One of his only acts was to decree that popes could resign, and he did so 1 week later.
yLxX TIL that in the World’s Quietest Room, you could actually hear your own stomach, inner ear, and even the sounds emitted from a cellphone’s display.
wYPW TIL the guys from Workaholics Have a rap album called “Purple Magic”
gRny TIL that in 1985, Edward Johnson programmed his computer to call Jerry Falwell’s toll-free number every 30 seconds and then hang up. In total, he charged over $500,000 in phone bills to Falwell’s organization.