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TIL that many, many scammers are trafficking victims forced to work in "scam factories" to target innocent people against their will.

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p8KZ8 TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger had saved a man from drowning while vacationing in Hawaii in 2004.
wLrl7 TIL Nostradamus was a noted Plague Doctor. His advice was the removal of infected corpses, getting fresh air, drinking clean water, and drinking a juice preparation of rose hips.
5wnk TIL of Pedro Lopez, serial killer convicted of murdering 110 girls and later released from prison in 1998 after 16 years in prison
9wJBQ TIL: Nazi Germany Carpet Bombed the UK With Flawless Counterfeit Bills In An Attempt to Cause Hyper-Inflation. The French Did The Same Thing In Africa To Prevent Former Colonies From Abandoning the Franc
d8Zmr TIL a Nigerian woman named Efunroye Tinubu was one of the wealthiest slave traders. She defied British attempts to abolish the slave trade and there is a monument in Nigeria dedicated to her