The youngest Pope was 11 years old.
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In a century's time Islam had converted one-third of the world.
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The Bible is the most-shoplifted book in the world.
474
In Poland, the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has just been granted permission to register as a religion.
2
The world's first Buddhist ruler, Emperor Ashoka, who ruled India from 274-232 BCE, was the first ruler in human history to ban slavery, the death penalty, animal cruelty, and deforestation. He even advocated gender equality in education and religious institutions.
32
The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.
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There is no mention of Adam and Eve eating an apple in the Bible.
79