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TIL the Pope is only considered to be infallible when he speaks ex cathedra…which has only happened twice.

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BrxnW TIL there are more people in modern Italy than in the entire Roman empire at its peak
rJpx TIL that the founders of Outback Steakhouse have never been to Australia
MeMmm TIL that the Star Spangled Banner borrowed its tune from “To Anacreon in Heaven”, a British drinking song hailing the praises of an Ancient Greek poet famous for loving wine and writing erotic poetry.
g7Yb TIL In 1964, the United States actually ran out of Pop-Tarts. A Kellogg’s spokesperson said, “In 1964, the first shipment of Pop-Tarts sold out in just two weeks.”
X0p96 TIL that in 1069 Norman forces perpetrated a genocide in northern England called ‘the Harrying of the North’