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TIL that indigenous women and girls make up around 40% of trafficking victims in the United States. They are only around 1.05% of the population.

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9d6p TIL that Louis Armstrong wore a Star of David throughout his adult life in tribute to the Karnofskys, a family of Jewish peddlers who had given him work and warm friendship during his difficult childhood
Ypn4r TIL that a live coelacanth (fish) was discovered in 1938 off the east coast of South Africa, 66 million years after it was believed to have gone extinct.
1aoV7 TIL alcohol use is soaring worldwide. In the past 27 years, the total volume of alcohol people consumed globally each year increased by 70%. The average adult now consumes about 1.7 gallons of pure alcohol per year.
4XylX TIL that Michael Jackson was the Chief of the Agni and King of the Sanwi in 1993, known as Michael Jackson Amalaman Anoh.
xRm5 TIL of the Permian Mass Extinction where 96% of species died out. All life on Earth is descended from the 4% that survived.