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TIL that Pope Francis was a nightclub bouncer.

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LkdlP TIL the alpaca was selectively bred from the vicuna to accentuate its naturally finer wool. Alpacas were a central part of Incan culture but were almost exterminated to make room for European domestic animals. The highland inhabitants saved the species by moving their herds to higher elevation.
OXog TIL Kurt Russel is the uncredited voice of Elvis Presley in Forrest Gump.
j6VrN TIL Picher, Oklahoma is the Most Polluted Place in America From Mining and Industry
4X8Wo TIL Terrence Howard thinks 1x1=2. He has detailed a system called “Terryology” that he believes is “true universal math”. For a time he also devoted up to 17 hours a day to cutting up wires and plastic to form building-block-like contraptions he believes will bring truth to the universe.
9YPOM Dopamine might make you pursue something, but that doesn’t mean it’s responsible for the pleasure itself.