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TIL actor Ashton Kutcher took part in the development of software used to identify child sex trade victims, with nearly 6,000 identified to date.

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4X0vo TIL Anus is a populated place in Burgundy, France, within the commune of Fouronnes
M78K TIL every Prime Minister of the UK gives sealed orders to the commanders of four British submarines with details on what to do if the British state is ever destroyed by an enemy nuclear strike.
eWBb TIL that Canada’s population has a greater percentage of internet users than any other country. Canadians also spend more time online than anyone else: 45 hours per month, almost double the global average.
1P8V TIL that Chernobyl actually translates to “Wormwood” in Ukrainian. In the Bible, Wormwood is the name of an angel or star that makes the waters bitter and kills many people.
w5V1 TIL Dr. Martin A. Couney saved thousands of infants by an unorthodox method of putting incubators of prematurely born babies on display. While technically being a carnival show on Coney Island, the treatment of babies was ethically sound and paid for itself. He made the incubator what it is today.