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TIL Pope Francis released a prog rock album

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xZy0 TIL that in 2012, 400 Spanish soccer fans wanted to see their club play in the Europa League final held in Bucharest, Romania. By mistake, they chartered a plane to Budapest, Hungary.
ewy5 TIL clover lawns stay short, are drought resistant (stay green), resist pet urine, grow in bad soil, need little to no maintenance, and clover is a nitrogen fixer.
PYPxJ TIL that former Prime Minister of Norway Jens Stoltenberg once went incognito as a taxi-driver in Oslo because he wanted to "hear from real Norwegian voters and that taxis were one of the few places where people shared their true views."
KYXKJ TIL that modern HIV treatments can both prevent transmission of the virus and also prevent its development into AIDS
5Yx59 TIL that the word Boycott is named after an Irish landlord named Charles Boycott. After Boycott attempted to evict 11 tenants, the local community decided to shun him. Workers would not work for him, traders would not trade with him, and the postman would not deliver the post.