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TIL The International Day of Human Fraternity was established by the United Nations General Assembly as a way to promote greater cultural and religious tolerance.

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Pn9O TIL that James Woods reported and identified 2 of the 9/11 terrorists a month before the event when they performed a practice run.
ap5y TIL that a serial killer with the highest known victim count since 1900 will be released from jail in about 9 years.
a0YJ TIL several parts of Canada introduced a law that made “sorry” not a legal admission of guilt, because it’s said so often.
0w6VM TIL Congress wanted to replace the $1 bill. A report by congressional auditors claims that replacing dollar bills with dollar coins could save taxpayers $4.4 billion over 30 years. The coins last for decades, but the bills wear out and replaced every 4 or 5 years. Most Americans oppose the idea.
Z8Dev TIL that roughly one out of every three socks you wear was made in a place known as “Sock City”. A small Chinese village in the 1980s it has grown to employ over 100,000 people and produces 8 billion socks a year.