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TIL the Archbishop of Manila from 1974-2003 was called Cardinal Sin.

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Men7a TIL that mint leaves can be used to get high and a mint called Salvia divinorum is used by Mazatec Shamans of Mexico because they believe its visual hallucinations are divination or prophecy. They think that this mint is an incarnation of Virgin Mary and chant a praise to Her before getting high.
RpB7 TIL that North Korea uses a fax machine to send threats to South Korea.
wo7X1 TIL the largest office building in the world is the Surat Diamond Bourse in India. It has more than 7 million sq feet of floor space.
4k95a TIL Ronald Reagan attempted Assassin Is Now A Youtube Musician
PY0nV TIL of Roberto P. Hernandez who was jailed for a robbery he did not commit in 1985. The authorities confused him with another man because the two had the same name, birthday, weight, height, brown hair and eyes, and tattoos on their left arms. Only their SSNs differed, and that was only by 1 digit!