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Til that Pope Francis worked briefly as a chemical technician and nightclub bouncer before entering the seminary.

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wyEE TIL that the quartermaster held almost as much power on a pirate vessel as the captain. The quartermaster could veto the captain’s decisions outside of combat and was the officer chiefly in charge of discipline.
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