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TIL of the wreck of the slave ship L'Utile which in 1761 crashed into Tromelin Island near Madagascar, an island without animals or trees. 60 Slaves were left behind. FIFTEEN YEARS later the survivors were rescued – seven women and an eight-month-old child.

OoYE1 TIL that even if you stop smoking at 65, you can still get up to 4 years of your life back. It is always worth it to stop smoking.
wLQeY TIL North Korea lured women from around the world for a "job in Japan" - only to marry them off to American defectors in North Korea. After one was released, she returned back to North Korea because she was shamed for being pregnant back home
rR4nM TIL that in India there are 29 caves joined together which are filled with paintings from over 3 religions(Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism), which were constructed in 520 BCE and has a size of 8,242 ha, making it one of the largest man-made cave structures ever built
16rE8 TIL: A study on the history of bedbugs found that ancient humans received them intermittently due to nomadic lifestyle and they were considered pest and potion ingredients as cures for snake bites, malaria etc. Bed bugs were introduced to America by Europeans and recently there is a resurgence.
8aAEZ TIL that the current President of the United States is the 45th President but only the 44th person to be President. This is because Grover Cleveland is counted as both the 22nd and 24th President because he served two non-consecutive terms.