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TIL that no Pope has recognized St. Patrick as a Saint

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x6rM5 TIL astronomers have discovered a massive reservoir of water in the universe in vapor form that is equivalent to 140 trillion times the amount of water in the world's oceans.
N7orM TIL the capital of what would become modern Spain was in Toledo until 1561 when Phillip II decided to separate the seats of power for church and state by moving the gov't to Madrid
nWeMW TIL that children start to notice when someone is recording them at around 2.5 years of age
x4V0 TIL a man named Poon Lim survived 133 days at sea on an 8 square foot raft after his ship was sunk by a U-boat. To stay alive he drank the blood of animals he caught and at one point killed a shark with a jug of water.
JQEV TIL: Albert Göring, the younger brother of Nazi leader, Hermann Göring, was actively engaged in anti-Nazi activities, freed many Jews, and collaborated with the Czech resistance.