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TIL in 2007 the Pope (Benedict XVI) called creationism “absurd” because “there is much scientific proof in favor of evolution”

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XEexQ TIL there is a "white man" café in Tokyo, where Japanese ladies ring a bell to summon tuxedo-wearing caucasians who respond with “yes, princess?” and serve them cake.
DBkJ TIL that Hugh Jackman went without water for 36 hours before filming the opening scene of “Les Mis”.
RoWw TIL: iPhone game Clash of Clans generates more than $2 million per day, and in three years is valued at more than $3 billion
gkOD TIL a New Jersey politician was indicted for accepting $360,000 in bribes. The politician went so far to avoid his conviction that he faked his own death by friends saying he swallowed pain pills before a scuba dive and ‘never resurfaced’. He was found 2 years later and arrested while scuba diving.
BgE0k TIL the prominent scarring on Seal's face is the result of a type of lupus called discoid lupus erythematosus, which affects the skin and leaves large scars.