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TIL in 1521 Henry VIII wrote Assertio Septem Sacramentorum (Defence of the Seven Sacraments), a staunch defence of papal supremacy that earned him the title of Fidei Defensor (Defender of the Faith) from Pope Leo X. Just 13 yrs later, Henry became the head of the newly established Church of England.

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yQx5e TIL Filet-O-Fish sandwiches are advertised as both a breakfast and a lunch item at McDonald’s restaurants in Japan.
b7Q7 TIL Ernest Hemingway was challenged to write a short story in only six words. It was so good, it was said to made people cry: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”
xXK7 TIL on December 1, 1948, a dead man bearing no identification was found on an Australian beach. Well dressed in clothes with deliberately torn-out labels, in excellent physical condition, and having left behind a rare book containing a bizarre code, the man remains unidentified to this day.
kJQPg TIL that the habit of consuming mummies was due to a mistranslation. Mūmiyāʾ/mummia was originally similar to asphalt, but got confused with mummification material. Over time, it ended up meaning recently embalmed parts or even whole ancient mummies.
LQKNv TIL: Samir and the codriver from "You're breaking the car Samir!" took legal action and found the video was made by a competitor to make them look bad.