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TIL Christopher Hitchens was appointed the devils advocate for Mother Thesesas beatification in 2003. Saying "I can thus claim to be the only living person to have represented the Devil pro bono"

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JYRmQ TIL Mariah Carey has had nodules on her vocal cords her entire life and uses them to her advantage.
QlZE TIL: “An Airedale named ‘Jack’ ran through half a mile of enemy fire, with a message attached within his collar. He arrived at headquarters with his jaw broken and one leg badly splintered, and right after he delivered the message, he dropped dead in front of its recipient.”
NGyE TIL when the first McDonald’s opened in Britain in 1974, culture shock was experienced. A couple of early customer noted with dismay there was no butter on the bread roll, or cutlery to eat with.
6yn7 TIL there is an office in Beijing that can literally control the weather
M7M6A TIL that some people dream in black and white https://www.thelist.com/434087/the-weird-reason-people-dream-in-black-and-white