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TIL Piracy off Somalia’s coast has created a sanctuary from commercial fishing efforts and has become, “one of the world’s richest sources of the fish, experts say”.

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OGMKL TIL that in Italy it’s considered rude to pour wine by gripping the body of the bottle, palm up. It’s called “the traitor’s way” because it’s how people in 15-16th centuries would covertly slip poison into the wine from a signet “poison ring”. The correct way is to hold the very end of the bottle.
Br5RW TIL in 1935, singing cowboy Gene Autry released a Western film in which he is kidnapped by an ancient underground civilization with robots and television.
m1YJO TIL that the world record for most number one hit songs across all charts and genres is held by Texas country-western singer George Strait. Strait has held the record with 60 #1 hits since 2013.
RGp8 TIL The Pope made an appearance and apology to a group of Christians called the Waldensians in 2015 for how the catholic church used to torture and massacre them in the past.
l7BbV TIL controversial Minister Louis Farrakhan who has made many negative statements about Jewish People in the past is a symphony-level classic violin musician and in 1993 he performed a Mendessohn composition he said was an effort to heal a rift between him and the Jewish community.