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TIL to confirm a pope’s death, a high ranking cardinal taps the pope’s head three times with a silver hammer while saying his birth name three times.

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Na8N TIL November 9 is the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, declaration of the Weimar Republic, and abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II…and also the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Beer Hall Putsch, and the execution of Robert Blum (1848 revolutionary leader)
0we7M TIL both George Lucas and Steven Spielberg executive produced The Land Before Time.
JDMl TIL that The Biggest Loser, The Amazing Race and Survivor have created more successful couples than The Bachelor/Bachelorette
G89N TIL about Jury Nullification which can take place if a jury feels a law is “unjust”, they are permitted to “nullify” the law rather than see someone guilty, many jurors are not aware of this nor do many courts allow speaking of it or acknowledge the jurors themselves
VM6XD TIL corn is a fruit ????