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TIL about the cadaver synod, a dead pope’s corpse was put on a trial, had a guilty verdict, had 3 oh his fingers cut, got buried but got dug up again and thrown in a river

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grmyW TIL that the hard disk of the infamous terrorist Osama Bin Laden contained many video games including Half Life, Dragonball Z, Nintendo emulator games, and animated movies including Cars and Ice Age
pj7G TIL that before the invention of postage stamps, the recipient of a letter or package had to pay the postage when they received it, effectively buying their incoming mail from the postal service
oRwor TIL One of the first dramatic TV shows was 'The Television Ghost' which started airing in 1931 on an experimental television network. The presenter dressed up as as a ghost and told stories of murder victims. No recordings exist of it and it's considered lost media.
yQ1ov TIL that while same-sex marriage is legal federally in the U.S., it is still not legal on a number of native reservations.
0wVe1 TIL Daddy Long Legs Spiders used to be called Shepherd Spiders; named after French shepherds who would use stilts to travel over grasslands. Not only were locals able to get around more easily, the stilts were allegedly an extremely speedy method of transport; as fast as a horse in full trot.