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TIL More than 20M people are living in slavery today, more than at any time in history and Walk Free is an organization aiming to help end it this generation by conducting researches and creating awareness with social media.

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nWLG7 TIL about Zimmerit. The textured coating that was applied to German tanks in WWII to protect against magnetic mines... despite the fact that the mines were only used widely by German forces.
b9LAZ TIL BAPE's name is supposed to be a dig at their customers. It means "A Bathing Ape in Lukewarm Water" - the lukewarm water implies that someone's been bathing too long and the water got cold, referencing the lazy opulence of the brand's customers.
rR5oM TIL that King George V was aggressively euthanized without consent, using morphine and cocaine, and his last words were "god damn you"
0PWv TIL after a huge crocodile killed his wife and unborn child, three months later the dude found the croc, paid a blacksmith to make him a spear, took the spear, and battled the croc and killed it.
ZMdG TIL there is a website that counts the amount of days since the last homophobe was caught in a gay sex scandal. Current score: 11 days.