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TIL that the Catholic Church decreed that as the Puffin swam in the sea, it could be considered a fish, and therefore could be eaten on Friday.

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PQdg TIL Dua Khalil’s body was exhumed after she was stoned to death in an honor killing and sent to a forensic lab “so that tests could be performed to see whether she had died a virgin”.
KOQ5a TIL Adam West and Frank Gorshin were once kicked out of orgy because they insisted in staying in character of Batman and The Riddler
Brlmy TIL that the Queen of Englands reign has seen 12 American presidents in office and she’s met all of them, except for one.
mxWgO TIL Bald eagles share parenting duties: The male and the female take turns incubating the eggs, and they both feed their young. They usually mate for life too.
MpjV TIL Margaret Thompson was the first woman to win an Olympic medal in a shooting sport (silver) in 1976 after tying with the gold medal winner. When the Olympic committee refused a shootoff, the gold medalist pulled Thompson onto the gold medal platform with him.