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

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R746a TIL about Graham's number. This is a finite number so large that you couldn't write it out even if the numbers you used were subatomic in size and you used the whole observable universe as a canvas. But we know it ends in a seven.
OoQg6 TIL about Pierre Latreille, a French zoologist who was imprisoned for refusing to swear an oath of allegiance to the state. While in prison, he recognized a rare beetle on the cell floor. Latreille's recognition of the beetle ultimately saved both he and one of his cell mates from the guillotine.
6k4J TIL of the Sentinelese, an indigenous population that lives on North Sentinel Island. They have lived there virtually untouched by modern civilization for 1000’s of years. Any intruders on their island have been met with lethal hostility.
BgoVb TIL Ampersand (&) was once considered 27th letter in the alphabet
LkvDQ TIL the 1993 World Trade Bomber, the Unabomber, and the Boston Marathon Bomber are all in the same Super Maximum Prison in Florence, CO.