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TIL there is no mechanism to remove a Pope by force.

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rRydW TIL that the word “soybean” is named after soy sauce, not the other way around.
XE70P TIL about the Fundamental Attribution Error, a concept that describes how we blame others when bad things happen to them, but blame the external situations when bad things happen to us.
Z45a TIL in 1965, seeds that were dated to 2,000 years old were discovered in an ancient jar in Israel. The seeds were kept in storage for 40 years and after they were planted, a tree that had been extinct for over 1800 years sprouted.
rRRk1 TIL homosexuality might be caused by the mother's immune system---which may mistake male-specific proteins on the Y chromosome as pathogens and "attack" them, leading to developmental quirks
gMNxW TIL about two boys from Dublin who travelled to New York via London on their own while evading authorities at only 8 and 10 years of age. They told their mother they wouldn’t go far as she had the dinner on.