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TIL that there are very few figurative statues in honour of enslaved people in the entire Caribbean - only 6!

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OoBN4 TIL That the equals sign ( = ) was invented in 1557 after Welsh mathematician Robert Recorde got tired of having to write "is equal to" over and over again.
ADXVw TIL because American textbooks are sold at a lower price in Thailand, somebody was reselling them in the US and making enough of a profit to get sued by the publishers, the Supreme Court ultimately ruled against the publishers because the "first sale" doctrine applies everywhere, not just the US
QMwe TIL that WWE superstar John Cena has granted over 300 wishes for the Make-A-Wish foundation.
GYj4j TIL that when the creators of 'Airplane!' cast Lee Bryant to play the "Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home" woman, they were unaware she starred in the original coffee ad her lines were parodying
b6oW4 TIL that In 1518, the dancing plague in the Holy Roman city of Strasbourg saw some 400 people dance uncontrollably for weeks on end — leaving as many as 100 of them dead.