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TIL that Pope Stephen VI exhumed the corpse of Pope Formosus, who had died seven months prior, and subjected him to a posthumous trial in which he was de-fingered before tossing his body into the Tiber River in 897

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Submitted by pooterpon t3_100bt0i on January 1, 2023 at 4:28 AM in todayilearned

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TIL about the Schienenzeppelin, a train powered by a rear-mounted propeller similar to a helicopter, capable of reaching 140 km/h (87 mph). Designed in 1930s Germany, it was intended to be a futuristic mode of transportation but never entered service due to technical issues and WWII

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Submitted by pooterpon t3_zzbddv on December 30, 2022 at 9:00 PM in todayilearned

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pooterpon t1_ixv7p6w wrote on November 26, 2022 at 5:09 PM

Reply to comment by Genesis111112 in Giant waves crashing on Lake Erie by 7rieuth

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