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TIL Russia remains the 6th largest holder of slaves, estimated at 516,000 in 2013.

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vPdyx TIL about the Kissinger death tontine and now someone has won "a selection of liquors from countries where Kissinger has overthrown the democratically elected leader."
okXA TIL a danish bank robber and rapist was allowed to go on unguarded holiday during his sentence, where he escaped and killed 2 Finnish police officers.
rNapM Today I learned that Italy is the country with the most sites on the World Heritage Site list, with 58 areas. China comes in second place, with 56 protected sites, followed by Germany, with 51 sites.
78nML TIL in 1977 Indian painter, PK Mahanandia, sold his belongings and cycled 4,000 miles from India to Sweden to visit his love, Charlotte von Schedvin, because he couldn't afford a plane ticket. They're now married and have 2 children
woobo TIL Internet signals do not travel at the speed of light, but rather at a substantially slower speed, owing to the refractive index and/or quality of insulating material. A Cat5e connection propagates signals at approximately 64% the speed of light.