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TIL Asian Fishing does not mean Asian people fishing

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a8jpJ TIL when a pope dies, the cardinal camerlengo confirms the death by gently tapping the pope's head thrice with a silver hammer, calling his birth name each time. He then retrieves the Ring of the Fisherman and cuts it in two. The pope's seals are defaced, and his personal apartment is sealed.
vP1mR TIL the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force is converting the helicopter carrier JS Izumo into a fixed-wing aircraft carrier, their first since WW2
MeBAV TIL: Sylvester Stallone has spent 50 years writing and re-writing a screenplay about 'Edgar Allan Poe'. The script pre-dates Rocky and is the actor/writer/director's passion project.
N70aQ TIL that one of the oldest and most massive organisms, Pando, is dying.
da4Q TIL that in the Netherlands, if you’re disabled, the government will give you an allowance to have sex with prostitutes.