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Today I learned there has been 61 Olympic game defectors
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KYWER
TIL there's a fringe theory that every pope since Pius XII (1939–1958)—including John XXIII to Leo XIV—is not a true pope, and would only become valid if they converted to Catholicism
80ZX
TIL In a speech about peace talks with Japan after WWII, the Sri Lankan Finance Minister refused reparations even though their economy was damaged by the Japanese because he believed ‘hatred ceases not by hatred but by love’. The speech was met with resounding applause
ZpYXp
TIL that when a mad Hungarian smashed up Michelangelo's Pietà with a hammer they found an exact replica in a lost Peruvian village to restore it.
An1w
TIL in 2008 pranksters hacked into a Czech weathercast and added a nuclear bomb blast to the live video of the view outdoors.
wLrLo
TIL The design of The Simpsons character Dr. Nick Rivera is based somewhat on Klasky Csupo cofounder Gábor Csupó, though the show's animators mistakenly believed Hank Azaria, was impersonating Csupó when Azaria says the voice was actually a "bad" imitation of Ricky Ricardo from I Love Lucy.