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TIL international flights carrying the Pope use the callsign “Shepherd One”

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yQevl TIL people in Medieval times accused of crimes could opt for a "trial by ordeal" where they stick their hands in boiling water, if innocent, God would stop them burning. The priests who administered this would secretly cool the water beforehand if they thought the defendant was innocent
7rAe7 TIL that it took the creator of the Rubik's cube, Erno Rubik, one month to solve the Rubik's cube after he created it. The current world record is 4.22 seconds.
4wAb TIL that babies will instinctively hold their breath underwater until the age of six months.
loQXV TIL that A flatworm parasite called Ribeiroia ondatrae infects several species of frogs just as they're developing their limbs
QJDdE TIL the word "robot" was coined for a 1920 Czech play about a robot rebellion (which ends poorly for the human race). The word comes from the Czech "robota" meaning "forced labor".