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TIL that there are more slaves today than at any other point in history.

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j6P0j TIL A Missouri Christian school's staff were charged with child abuse, in part, for punishing misbehaving children in pits of cow manure
4XA9R TIL that scientists believe that people with blue eyes share a common ancestor. This eye colour was caused by a genetic mutation about 6000 to 10000 year ago most likely around the eastern Baltic Sea.
d85er TIL: The inspiration for Gandalf's saying in The Lord of the Rings, "You shall not pass!" could come from a French saying in WWI "Ils ne passeront pas!". JRR Tolkien was a WWI veteran and had participated in the Battle of the Somme.
grwLL TIL that the subcontinent of India once moved over the surface of the Earth twice as fast as any other landmass
8doP TIL in the US a teenager can choose to honor or void a contract they have signed at any time before they turn 18 (and they don’t have to give up everything they own)