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TIL the Oceanographic Museum at Monaco flushed decorative algae into the Mediterranean Sea, creating an invasive patch of algae that has now spread over 190km of coast.

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5wmD TIL that in America you may be put on the sex offender registry for peeing outdoors
8axwG TIL when Amelia Earhart was proposed by her boyfriend George Putnam, she suggested a one-year temporary marriage to test its feasibility . She also said, "On our life together I shall not hold you to any medieval code of faithfulness to me nor shall I consider myself bound to you similarly."
695Al TIL that the portrayal of Mary Magdalene as a prostitute began in 591, when Pope Gregory I conflated Mary Magdalene with Mary of Bethany and the unnamed "sinful woman" who anointed Jesus's feet. Pope Gregory's sermon resulted in a widespread belief that Mary Magdalene was a repentant prostitute.
d8PD8 TIL that Apple doesn't let villains use iPhones in the movies????
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