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TIL Pope John Paul ll and Pope Francis are honorary members of the Harlem Globetrotters

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Z1xB TIL in Nordic mythology, Ratatoskr was a squirrel whose sole job was to carry insulting messages between a great eagle and a dragon at opposite ends of Yggdrasil, the great World Tree
w6WJ TIL Germany has a program targeted at pedophiles who have yet to commit crimes. The goal is to help them find treatment, because many don’t want to harm others.
epMwk TIL that future hurricane names are already known and chosen well in advance by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Each region has its own list of names that are rotated every six years, and if a hurricane is particularly deadly or costly, its name can be retired to prevent confusion.
vyxR TIL Birmingham (UK) Has more miles of canal than Venice, and any other City in the world.
VMVbQ TIL the 1940 Olympics were to be held in Tokyo (summer) and Sapporo (winter), but both were cancelled because of WWII. If the 2020 Olympics are cancelled, Tokyo (and Sapporo, hosting the marathon) will be the only cities to have had the games cancelled twice.