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TIL The Pope made an appearance and apology to a group of Christians called the Waldensians in 2015 for how the catholic church used to torture and massacre them in the past.

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PgWE TIL that on a training sortie and under radio silence, a Sea Harrier pilot lost all contact with his flight and HMS Illustrious. Using the radar, he navigated to the only ship in the area and landed the harrier atop of some cargo containers. Ship, aircraft and pilot arrived in Portugal 4 days later.
9wADp TIL Biotechnology brings great potential and risks: curing diseases, but also creating dangerous viruses. Caution, tracking, and responsible management are essential to prevent pandemics and embrace the positive future it offers.
rREx1 TIL that until 2000 if a director disavowed a film his name was replaced with "Alan Smithee" in the credits. In 1998 Arthur Hiller made a film about an Alan Smithee who tries to disavow a movie, but can't because of his name. Hiller later disavowed it and his name was replaced with Alan Smithee.
XEZ6j TIL a large asteroid (Asteroid 2019 OK) zipped between the Earth and the Moon this past July — and astronomers didn't even know it existed until just a few days before. The asteroid was traveling at a speed of 55,000 miles per hour and came about 5 times closer to Earth than the Moon.
LO50 TIL there is a gospel according to Judas, in which he is shown as Jesus’ best friend and asked by Jesus himself to betray his identity to fulfill the prophecy