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TIL The Vatican, seat of the Pope, has a "hot fireman" calendar called the "Calendeario Romano" featuring The Vatican's hottest Priests

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Zp9KD TIL In October 24 1988 a dog fell from a 13th-floor and caused a chain of events that killed 3 people
e0Pmk TIL that football player Didier Drogba stopped a Civil War in the Ivory Coast following qualification for the World Cup. He pleaded with the warring factions to lay down their arms during an interview in the dressing room following a game.
DYke TIL that tofu is just “cheese” made from soy milk (whereas regular cheese is made from animal milk)
D1Kog TIL of the Corrupted Blood Plague that killed everyone in the cities of World of Warcraft video game, was used as a Model for Epidemic research.
9wdKm TIL in 2001 an artist covered a house in Powell, Wyoming with 10,000 pounds of government issued pepper Jack cheese. The town was so excited about the Cheese House they even threw a parade and crowned a Cheese King and Queen.