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TIL according to Guinness World Records, the largest church in the world is in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast: The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace

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G884 TIL that in Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” a character recognizes a woman’s handwriting by saying “Her c’s, her u’s, and her t’s!”, subtly spelling out the word “cunt” (“and” = n), hence the next line, “And thus she makes her great p’s!” (“pees”)
5VAOB TIL about Percivall Pott and his discovery of the connection between scrotal cancer and chimney sweeps caused by exposure to soot
0w5yv TIL heat lighting isn’t real. It’s just lightning too far off in the distance to hear the accompanying thunder in a storm.
xVGvk TIL that Eartha Kitt was invited to a lunch by President Johnson at the White House. She was asked about Viet Nam and instead of giving a polite response, ranted about how horrible it was. This lead to the CIA trying to ruin her career and an effective US blacklist for over ten years
0BrA TIL: Nixon sent champagne and a note saying “Justice ultimately prevails” to Mark Felt after he was pardoned by Reagan. 30 years later, it was revealed Mark Felt was “Deep Throat” who helped bring the Watergate cover-up to light.