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TIL There is a subset of Catholicism, recognised vatican called Eastern Catholicism who instead of taking the Latin rite take the Eastern Rite or Byzantine rite which among many differences allows their priests to marry.

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d8EpZ TIL Several of James Bond's Impossible Feats Were Lifted Directly From The Missions of Operatives That Ian Fleming Knew During WWII
OREL TIL in 1985, a Colombian girl was trapped in a volcanic mudflow, and was trapped up to her waist. She was mostly alert and was interviewed. Knowing she would die, volunteers and rescuer did their best to comfort her. She died after 60 hours, and her photo became iconic.
Wk6eL TIL that archaeologists found fragments of 300 year old paper in the wreck of Blackbeard's ship, and traced them to the book they came from.
9dQ7 TIL that film is still far superior to digital photography in megapixels. The most expensive consumer digital cameras in the world capture at best 50-60MP while film translates to anywhere between 50MP-800MP.
wLvDY TIL of Aimo Koivunen, who during WW2 became the first documented case of a soldier overdosing on methamphetamine during combat. He entered into a state of delirium and became separated from his patrol for a week. In that time he was injured by a land mine, caught and ate a raw bird, and skied 400km.