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TIL The death of the pope used to be confirmed by hitting him in the head with a silver hammer.

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ADnan TIL there is more water in 100g of red bell pepper than in 100g of Coca Cola.
PYNre TIL that Archibald Roosevelt,son of President Teddy Roosevelt,was wounded during WW1. He rejoined the army during WW2 and was wounded in the same knee as he had been during WW1,making him only American to ever be classified as 100% disabled twice for the same wound incurred in two different wars.
y9Ow TIL: The word “weird” used to mean “having the power to control fate”, deriving from the proto-norse “wyrd” which roughly means “fate”.
7xbr TIL Turkey is first at tea consumption per person while Ireland is second and UK is third.
xaBD TIL a Massachusetts court ruled that a sandwich must contain two slices of bread, thus legally barring tacos, burritos, and quesadillas from being called “sandwiches.”