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TIL Filipinos make up 1/3 of all seafarers in the world.

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Merb TIL for centuries there was a class of slave-soldier called the Mamluks. They were so powerful, free men would sell themselves into slavery hoping to join them. Also, they were wiped out in a purge not unlike the Jedi.
5VAOB TIL about Percivall Pott and his discovery of the connection between scrotal cancer and chimney sweeps caused by exposure to soot
DjRv TIL Canada was so nice to their POW’s during World War 2 that almost 20% of them requested to stay after the war.
ywNv TIL that it is rare for a homeschooling parent to socialize with children who do not get along easily with their own child, which can limit their child’s social experiences and make it harder for them to learn things like compromise or conflict resolution.
DQ5YY TIL Germans refer to cell phones as 'handys'