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TIL a million Europeans were enslaved by North African slave traders between 1530 and 1780

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D16NY TIL there are species of owls who freeze mice to eat later — when they’re hungry, they just sit on a mouse until it thaws and eats it then
nGnY TIL people in South Africa dry, grind up, and roll cigarettes out of vulture brains because they think it will help them predict lottery numbers.
OWje TIL Japan has over 100 active volcanoes, about 10% of all the world’s active volcanoes.
6EXNJ TIL that the irrational feeling of wanting to jump off a high building or to swerve your car into a tree has a name - L'appel du vide (call of the void)