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Correct Answer: Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II served as Pope and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 to 2005. He was elected by the second Papal conclave of 1978, which was called after Pope John Paul I, who had been elected in August to succeed Pope Paul VI, died after thirty-three days.

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If Two Pieces of the Same Metal Touch in Space, They Become Permanently Stuck Together

In what is known as the Cold Welding effect, when two pieces of the same type of metal touch in space, the storms of the individual pieces have no way of knowing they are different pieces, so they lump together, permanently.

Name This 70s Blockbuster Movie!

Is it Grease or Ferris Bueller's Day Off?
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