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TIL that The Catholic Church who formerly denied Heliocentrism, today has its own observatory located just outside Rome. The observatory is fully supported by the Holy See and its staff double as research scientists and Jesuit brothers.

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Ea4V TIL after years spent working on the film “Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan,” screenwriter Robert Towne grew dissatisfied with the production and chose to credit his dog, P.H. Vazak, with the script instead of himself. Vazak went on to become the first dog nominated for an Oscar for screenwriting.
b9Q00 TIL after Ringo Starr publically claimed that he missed nothing about Liverpool, a hedge statue of Ringo in Liverpool got its head chopped off.
WwdA TIL in 1795, as Joseph Haydn conducted the premiere of his 102nd symphony, the audience pressed forward out of their seats to get closer to the famous composer. Moments later, a chandelier crashed to the floor where the seats had emptied, killing no one and giving this piece the name “The Miracle”.
klLm TIL when Christmas first began, the celebrations included getting intoxicated, having sex, and singing naked in the streets (the origin of modern Christmas caroling).
gr8jy TIL: Disney is contractually obligated to air The 700 Club, Pat Robertson's ultra-conservative Christian news magazine, three times a day on its Freeform cable channel, even though the rest of its shows have rather liberal themes. They play disclaimers beforehand to warn the audience.