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TIL Pope Francis was a nightclub bouncer before he was Pope
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TIL the last portrait painted of President Franklin D Roosevelt was left unfinished because during the sitting Roosevelt collapsed from a massive stroke and died a couple hours later
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TIL that at the start of the 19th century an estimated ¾ of all living people were kept against their will either in some form of slavery or serfdom
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TIL Part of the reason we sigh is because the alveoli in the lungs collapse with disuse, and a sigh pops them back open by taking in more air. Humans average about 12 sighs an hour, and without them our lungs would fail.
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TIL Ebooks can't be lent or resold because buyers pay for a license to view the contents, not ownership of the ebook itself.
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TIL it is possible to learn to smell again by routinely exposing yourself to aromas with the intent of regaining smell. Smells from major smell categories such such as aromatic, flowery, fruity, and resinous are often selected.