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TIL that over 30 Of Paul Walker’s Cars Were Stolen Within 24 Hours Of His Tragic Death [xpost]

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9Yv0M TIL The Cadaver Synod was the posthumous trial of Pope Formosus. His corpse was dug up and found guilty, and his papacy voided. His corpse was then thrown in the River Tiber, but became a source of miracles. His trial was then overturned and he was reburied, but a later pope upheld the conviction.
GAVJ1 TIL: NYC had a red light district during the Revolutionary War known as "Holy Ground" because it was on land owned by Trinity Church
5YRV9 TIL: An FBI file says (pg.34) a "clairvoyant" (name redacted) claimed the space shuttle Challenger explosion was the work of NASA-employed "local conspirators" in security whose addresses she gave. Checks found "none of the current security employees, or recent dismissals" lived in the general area.
kOvvd TIL that in the Terminal (2004), Zoe Saldana tells Tom Hanks that she is a fan of Star Trek and cosplays as Uhura during conventions. In 2009, she got Uhura's role in J. J. Abrams' Star Strek
16MKO TIL that Nathaniel Coe, a Whig politician, declined nomination to the United States Senate, instead choosing to serve as an inspector for the United States Postal Service.