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TIL Mauritania didn’t abolish slavery until 1981. Laws were only passed to enforce the ban, after international pressure in 2007.

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E1ARP TIL that a former US marine has made edible crayons
NXPpJ TIL that in 1984, actress Mariska Hargitay, who plays Olivia Benson on Law & Order SVU, appeared in Ronnie Milsap's music video for "She Loves My Car", which was the first country music video to appear on MTV.
EgGQ7 TIL of "The Quiet Birdmen" a secretive fraternal order for Male Aviators in the United States. Founded in 1921 by World War I pilots, the organization meets in various locations, never announced to the public. Members, called QBs, must be invited to join, and they join for life.
p8yxA TIL the longest serving member of the International Olympic Committee is Dick Pound, a former Olympic swimmer for Canada
86KZ TIL that Facebook has an “empathy team” to help its engineers and designers relate to the concerns of actual human beings.