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TIL that betting on the outcome of a papal conclave has been documented since the 16th century

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oB0mL TIL that Cynethryth, wife of Mercian King Offa, is the only Anglo-Saxon queen known to have coins issued in her name.
GYjKJ TIL the Garfield plush dolls with suction cup feet were so popular in the 1980's that Jim Davis, creator of Garfield, became worried about overexposure. He paused the sell of them for 5 years.
Ooe07 TIL in 1880 a guy built a 200ft 14 storey tower made out of concrete with no steel reinforcement. It’s still standing today, 140 years later, and is the tallest non-reinforced concrete structure in the world. It was designed as his mausoleum.
l7laG TIL that the Captain Planet Foundation charity still exists and focuses on helping food insecure families and providing gardening essentials to schools as well as environmental issues
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