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TIL The pope cannot be an organ donor despite having a donor card, because his body belongs to the church.

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R5b56 TIL Katherine of Aragon, Henry VIII first wife, gave birth to three male heirs. In 1511, she gave birth to Henry; the child only lived for 52 days . Her pregnancies in 1513 and 1514 were recorded as stillborn boys. Her only child to reach adulthood was Queen Mary.
P1agL TIL that In 1940 Golf was still being played at the Richmond, England, golf course while the Luftwaffe dropped bombs on it.
WkwoY TIL most of the wasabi served outside of Japan is mostly just horseradish with green food coloring, not the true Wasabia Japonica.
xwy1 TIL that because of pronunciation errors the English language became what it is today; wasp used to be waps; bird used to be brid; empty used to be emty
epWeb TIL Johann Wolfgang von Goethe planned a stage sequel to Mozart's Magic Flute called "The Magic Flute Part Two."