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TIL about the hijacking of the oil tanker Brillante Virtuoso in 2011 in the Gulf of Aden. A story about pirates, international fraud, cover ups, and murder.

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XExdE TIL about the "Angry Angel of Chinatown", Donaldina Cameron who helped more than 2,000 Chinese immigrant girls and women escape from forced prostitution and indentured servitude from 1895 to 1934.
pY7yO TIL a science fiction novel from 1970 predicted the Ronald Regan Presidency
DQgOv TIL of Nystagmus which is a condition of involuntary eye movement. Infants can be born with it but more commonly acquire it in infancy or later in life. In many cases it may result in reduced or limited vision. Due to the involuntary movement of the eye, it has been called "dancing eyes".
OoGBa TIL There is 10 times more fresh water in the atmosphere than in all the rivers on Earth combined, and 50 times more tapped in the soil
n9NB TIL that healthy poop sinks.