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TIL Pope Francis used to be a night club bouncer

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Y7mbd TIL Lake Baikal is the deepest (1642 metres / 5387 ft), the oldest (25–30 million years) and the largest lake by volume (23,615.39 km3 / 5,670 cu mi). It holds 22–23% of the world's fresh surface water
vJAK TIL: scientists think psychedelics are as dangerous as riding a bike or playing soccer.
pYx1G TIL (shamefully late) that the 'Home' key on a keyboard instantly brings you to the top of the webpage that you're browsing.
D14jY TIL Franklin D. Roosevelt once accidentally ran into a naked Winston Churchill. When Roosevelt apologised Churchill said "The Prime Minister of Great Britain has nothing to hide from the President of the United States."
DQMV TIL Kurdish children in Turkish prisons prison are deprived of food and medical treatment, beaten while naked with iron bars by prison staff, and sexually abused by adult prisoners