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TIL Pope Francis has a master’s degree in chemistry

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R7r8Q TIL about Frieda Belinfante, a half-Jewish lesbian who lived in Amsterdam during WWII, and disguised herself as a man to avoid being captured and executed by the Nazis. Even though she was wanted for being part of the resistance movement she escaped out of Amsterdam and lived til she was 90.
5VlDk TIL that during the first 4 days after the United Kingdom entered World War II, over 400,000 dogs and cats — some 26 percent of London’s pets — were voluntarily put to death by their owners without any Government direction, due to fears that they could not be properly cared for during the war.
x6KXo TIL of the sport known as Motorcycle Chariot Racing
VMLD4 TIL The Iron Throne in the Game of Thrones TV Show is Vastly Different from the Book Version. It's uglier, larger, and sharper, making it very dangerous to sit on.
E18Bo TIL the animation studio Topcraft, responsible for films like The Hobbit (1977) and The Last Unicorn (1982), dissolved and split into two studios. One studio would later work on the TV show Thundercats. The other went on to become Studio Ghibli.