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TIL due to their herbivorous diet, Giant Pandas defecate up to 40 times per day.

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l7bpa TIL I learned of Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục, brother of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, was excommunicated by the Catholic church and during that time consecrated bishops various schisms, forming the basis of their claims of apostolic succession back to the Apostles of Jesus.
pYybp TIL that in the summer of 1858, Central London experienced "The Great Stench" due to a heat wave and poor sewer system, leading to a 17-year overhaul of the sewage system.
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