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TIL Pope Francis has a master’s degree in Chemistry

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LkWlV TIL that the US and New Zealand are the only countries in the world where direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs is legal
8ex6a TIL a flashback scene in the cult favourite sci-fi horror Event Horizon was much longer, used pornstars as the cast, would be illegal to shoot today, was stripped from the movie by the producers and is considered lost because it was not archived for later use in a Director's Cut
xVO8g TIL that the United States Airforce Thunderbirds Demonstration Squadron, are part of the USAF combat force and can be rapidly integrated into an operational fighter unit and be combat ready in less than 72 hours if the need arises.
v1NkD TIL that a one-way mirror is also called a two-way mirror
rR5N0 TIL in Texas Hold 'em, an Ace-King of any suit combination is occasionally referred to as an Anna Kournikova, derived from the initials AK and because it "looks really good but rarely wins."