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TIL solar eclipses took place both on the day Pope John Paul II was born and the day of his funeral.

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E5DW TIL Roger Sherman is the only person to sign all four great state papers of the United States: the United States Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Association, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution.
E1EPw TIL France and Spain have a timeshare called Pheasant Island. They alternate ownership every six months.
Qy6L TIL Norway gets 98-99% of its electricity from hydroelectric power, more than any other country
j64kR TIL Te-Ahu-Po'o Means "The Place of Skulls"
nWgJB TIL in 1976 A network of Non-Profit Wilderness and Residential Therapy Programs for Troubled Kids spanning the US was discovered to be a front for CSAM and child prostitution. They got access to at-risk youth and funding through county, state and federal agencies upwards of $700 per month per child