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

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QJDoM TIL about Traci Lords, ex pornographic actress. Using a fake ID she became the most popular pornstar of the 80's at age 16. Just 2 days after her 18 birthday she retired from the adult industry. When this information was revealed all her films were banned, except the last one "Traci, I love you".
OGboY TIL that during their 32 to 34-day incubation period, Adélie penguin parents take turns incubating their eggs, with shifts up to 12 days. The incubating parent remains on the nest, refraining from feeding or leaving, and even projects feces away from the nest to maintain cleanliness.
VMbG0 TIL that with only 324 households declaring ownership of a swimming pool on their tax form and fearing tax evasion, Greek authorities turned to satellite imagery for further investigation of Athens' northern suburbs. They discovered a total of 16,974 swimming pools.
J1Aal TIL 83% of console gaming revenue in 2023 was digital ($44.16 billion of the global total $53.2 billion).
J1n0l TIL Ellen Burstyn (mom in the original Exorcist) was stalked by her schizophrenic ex-husband who assaulted her in the 70s, but couldn’t legally file charges against him because that was not a crime then