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TIL Vatican officials are changing the way they think about same sex couples. They are telling the Catholic Church to “welcome gays”

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OGQ41 TIL Miley Cyrus’ brother was the guitarist/bassist for the band Metro Station
Nj5Q TIL that the fingernails of astronauts usually fall off because the space suit’s gloves can’t replicate Earth’s atmospheric pressure
E1XDp TIL that the treasure hunting company, Odyssey, discovered the ship wreck of the HMS Sussex (1694) which had up to $500 million worth of gold on board in 2001. Despite a deal with the British government retrieve the loot, Spain refuses to let a team survey the site to this this day.
9XvD TIL NASA requires all astronauts to learn Russian language.
v7lK TIL Poposicle® ice pops were originally known as Epsicles, as they were invented in 1905 by 11-year-old Frank Epperson. Epperson shared the frozen treat with his kids many years later, at which point they became known as “Pop’s sicles,” leading up to a patent on the frozen treat in 1923.