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xVg67 TIL there is already an avenue for priests to marry in the Catholic Church: They have to be married before they enter the priesthood. This avenue is only available to Eastern Catholics though.
x9JD TIL Heath Ledger was an avid chess player; he won Western Australia’s junior chess championship at age 10 and as an adult he would play against other chess enthusiasts at Washington Square Park.
NXZJe TIL In the panic preceding Halley's comet, some 'savvy business men' sold things like anti-comet pills, anti-comet gas masks, and anti-comet umbrellas to people.
wMAo TIL a fig tree tricks a certain species of wasp to pollinate it, sends it down a small passage in the fruit where its wings are ripped off, after which it is digested by enzymes. Figs eat wasps.
x8WD TIL that Frank Sinatra was contractually obliged to be offered the role of John McClain in Die Hard, despite being 73 years old.