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TIL A retired U.S. Army Officer led a 12-member mercenary group to successfully rescue his mother’s friend who had been kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf terrorists in Malaysia

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v4BD TIL The Islamic world was a dominant player in the history of slavery. Muslims continued to trade in European slaves by raiding European coasts up to the 19th century.
lBe5 TIL Aristotle taught that women need to come to orgasm in order to produce a child
QDXp TIL in 1740, a 16-Year-Old English Boy, having been convicted of rape and murder, was hanged by the neck for 20 minutes. After being cut down, his body was sent to be dissected when he began to show signs of life. After making a full recovery, his sentence was commuted to exile.
PYxoe TIL Erik the Red was a Viking who was exiled from Norway for murder so he moved to Iceland but again was exiled for murder. So he took 500 men & women, founded Greenland, & declared himself chieftain.
XAZP TIL that the president of Uruguay is the poorest in the world because he donates 90% of his salary to charity. He only keeps $1250 a month.