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TIL that the Pope of the Coptic [Egyptian] Orthodox Church is chosen from the final 3 candidates by a blindfolded child drawing a name from a chalice

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gr9bb TIL That the movie The Breakfast Club was named after a nickname for morning detention at the high school the movie was filmed at
DXVP TIL that dumping golf balls into the sea is outlawed because the plastic does not break down. A professor at the University of Maine used ground-up lobster shells and other materials to develop biodegradable golf balls. These balls are intended for use on cruise ships or driving ranges by the ocean.
N77PP TIL that Mr. Brightside by The Killers is still on the Official Singles Top 100 Chart in the UK despite being released in 2003.
WAv4 TIL the world’s oldest logo belongs to Stella Artois beer, which despite numerous changes in management since its creation, the original horn logo hasn’t changed in 650 years.
xV7mg TIL locusts are not a species. They are actually grasshoppers which have developed gregarious characteristics in suitable environmental conditions forming an organized group