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TIL that Pope Clement VIII like coffee so much he baptized it so Christians could drink it without going to hell.

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W7wY9 TIL that in medieval times, animals were put on trials and sentenced to prison or even execution.
e04Z5 TIL of “The Petition of the Sharks of Africa.” An 18th Century satirical letter written to the British Parliament asking them NOT to abolish slave trading. The “sharks” were angry that slave ships would no longer sink and asked for mercy so loyal shark subjects wouldn’t starve.
E1kBx TIL in 2015 a man in Iowa stole a bag of dog poop out of a truck bed when he realized he couldn’t steal the truck. Said bag was valued at a whopping $1.
Dk5g TIL - No more than 40 people live above 800 feet elevation in New York City. It’s an exclusive privilege for the super rich.
GYPw5 TIL : In the early 1960's, Mohawk Airlines had 'Gaslight Service' flights that were Victorian themed planes including cigars, Victorian curtains, and the stewardesses dressed like dance hall ladies.