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TIL that the Catholic church used to allow priests to be married and that there were even several married popes

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9YjoB TIL about The Battle of the Frogs. The loud croaking of thousands of fighting bullfrogs was heard in a pond in Windham, CT, USA. The sound caused citizens to panic and assume that Windham was under attack, some of them mistaking the croaks for shouted words, the beating of drums, or Armageddon.
6BvZ TIL that The Cup Song was first preformed in 1933. By a Bluegrass singer.
Brjob TIL There is a "Game of Life" which is a 0 player game requiring only an input of initial state of boxes (on/off) on an infinite 2d grid and the boxes evolve into generations creating beautiful patterns by following 4 simple rules that mimic life
VVEm TIL the human brain has shrunk by about the size of a tennis ball in the last 20,000 years
oE9o TIL researchers have developed a portable HIV test which can test a single drop of blood via a USB drive plugged into a laptop. Its accuracy approaches that of traditional tests, and it could be used in remote areas as well as allowing people to monitor their condition at home.