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TIL that in the 1970s, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio (now Pope Francis I) hid some of the Argentine military dictatorship’s political prisoners from a human rights watch group. The military routinely executed political prisoners by throwing them from an airplane into a river and sold their orphaned kids.

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5YMbB TIL that leatherback sea turtles, the largest turtles on the planet, are among the fastest reptiles. Capable of bursts up to 22mph in the water.
dVo9 TIL the original children’s book “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was actually incredibly violent, with Dorothy and friends killing nearly 100 animals and people during their quest. Dorothy’s trademark shoes were also silver, not ruby like the movie.
9w5mG TIL that Ancient Egyptians believed that boys could menstruate, becoming men. In reality, they were suffering from a parasitic disease called schistosomiasis. It's caused by blood flukes, parasitic flatworms, that cause stomach pain, diarrhea, and blood in the urine.
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