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TIL Pope Francis used to be a nightclub bouncer

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VM0xQ TIL when Richard Feynman was in the State Curriculum Commission of California, he found out that some members of the committee which was responsible for choosing which books are used in public education had given a rating to not only unfinished, but completely blank textbooks [Page 173]
GAZP1 TIL that the Archi language could have more than 1.5 million forms of a verb
j6oJa TIL about Jilly Juice, a fermented cabbage drink which its creator claims can cure cancer.
QJbJa TIL of Billie Bob Harrell, Jr. from Texas. In June 1997, he won $31M from lottery. He bought a ranch. He bought cars each for himself, wife & 3 children. He donated money to his church. Everyone he knew, even strangers, were asking him for money. 20 months later he shot himself to death.
Lay9 TIL In 1869, a strange fashion trend was afoot among the hippest London ladies. With the assistance of canes and mismatched shoes or specialty pairs with different heel heights, they affected what was called the Alexandra Limp.