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TIL that pope Francis has one lung.
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TIL while there are popular theories, no one really knows why earthworms come out of the ground when it rains. Originally thought that they rise because they can drown, this has been debunked as earthworms can survive in water for over 2 weeks. The #1 theory now is that they ascend to mate and feed.
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TIL of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, which states that all goods transferred between US Ports must be US-Built, Flying the US Flag as well as owned and operated by US Citizens.
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TIL that Singapore Airlines flight 21 which had the longest non-stop flight (18 hours), from Singapore to New Jersey, had special lockers on the plane to store corpses if people died en route since the flight path over the Pacific Ocean and North Pole meant the plane couldn’t land if someone died.
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TIL: When asked about rape committed by Soviet troops during World War 2, Stalin explained that “a soldier who has crossed thousands of kilometres through blood and fire and death has fun with a woman or takes some trifle.”
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TIL Minnie Riperton wrote the song, “Lovin’ You (is easy ‘cause you’re beautiful)” for her baby daughter…who grew up to be SNL cast member, Maya Rudolph