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TIL the Boy Scouts of America’s own consultants told them that same-sex orientation in adults or youth was NOT a risk factor for abusing children.

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kOYQ4 TIL that when cardinals failed to elect a pope for 2 years, a hermit warned them of divine vengeance. Cardinals elected him as Pope Celestine V. He refused and tried to flee, and after being persuaded, he wrote two decrees: for fixing the papal elections and for allowing him to resign. Then resigned
ne5jo TIL that SS Petriana (an oil tanker) was wrecked 200 meters (660 ft) off the Australian coast, but its crew were not allowed to land in Australia and forced to stay on a crowded tugboat for several days.
1aAW TIL that Charles XII of Sweden and his cousin once got a bear so drunk it fell out from a window and died.
dDLw8 TIL that juries have brought attention to societal issues through verdicts
kexm TIL that the Brits selling Rolls-Royce jet engines to the Soviets after WW2 (for non-military purposes) played a decisive role in giving the Communists the upper hand in the Korean War’s air battles. In Stalin’s own words: ‘Who in their right mind would sell anything like this to us?’