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TIL Pope Francis worked as a nightclub bouncer in Buenos Aires to support himself before turning to the church.

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KYJAB TIL Rosebud wasn't revealed to be Charles Kane’s sled until the 40s
Boxd TIL that in France in the 1500s, women could charge their husbands with impotence. He would have to become erect and show he could ejaculate in a courtroom. If he failed, he could demand a Trial by Congress and attempt to have sex with his wife in front of the experts.
6EWvY TIL about New Zealand's first tank, the Bob Semple tank. It used corrugated iron armor on a tractor base, with 6 machine guns as armament. After public ridicule, Bob Semple stood by his design, saying "I don’t see anyone else coming up with any better ideas."
9wMA6 TIL that in 2016, Saturday Night Live Korea faced controversy when female staffers groped members of K-Pop bands B1A4, INFINITE and B Block.
Lk0eV TIL In 1926 the famous pianist Fats Waller (then 21) was kidnapped by Al Capone's gang to play piano for his birthday. He basically went missing for 3 days and was returned unharmed but drunk.