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TIL Harvard’s endowment Is bigger than the economies of half of the nations in the world

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ANW8w TIL about Tippu Tip (1832 – June 14, 1905), an Afro-Omani ivory and slave owner, trader, explorer, governor, and plantation owner. By 1895, he had acquired seven plantations and 10,000 personal slaves. He is considered one of the most successful slave traders in history.
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