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TIL that the President of Sudan who led the Darfur genocide and who was indicted by the International Criminal Court is still the President of Sudan

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lo561 TIL that in response to the infamous "Poop Cruise", Carnival's court filing stated that the passenger contract "makes absolutely no guarantee for safe passage, a seaworthy vessel, adequate and wholesome food, and sanitary and safe living conditions."
Br0rW TIL that when the Catholic Church wanted to canonize someone, there was a church official, the advocatus diaboli, whose sole job was to argue against that person's qualifications for sainthood. Advocatus diaboli is latin for "Devil's advocate."
v10a7 TIL of St. Martin de Porres - the Catholic patron saint of mixed-race people, barbers, innkeepers, public health workers, and all those seeking racial harmony. He was the illegitimate son of a Spanish nobleman, Don Juan de Porres and Ana Velázquez, a free woman of African-Native American descent.
BrJED TIL: Dennis Rodman's height was only 5'6 as a high school freshman and he never made the varsity basketball team. He decided to give basketball another chance when he hit another growth spurt after graduating high school and working as a janitor. He grew to be 6 feet 7 inches.
VljB TIL that a majority of Americans believe China is the world’s top economic power (the US is actually still #1). Interestingly, Republicans and younger Americans are more likely to believe that China has surpassed the United States.