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TIL there are 340,000 to 680,000 slaves in Mauritania

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pY7je TIL that a Jewish Wrestler won a gold medal by defeating a German Wrestler in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, which was ruled by the Nazis and a showcase to prove German superiority. Nazi Germany didn’t win any gold medals in Wrestling
WkyO9 TIL that the Pentagon banned Furbys because they were worried they would repeat top secret information. Even though Furbys had no means to do so
8awA8 TIL that a Nepali doctor Sanduk Ruit has restored the eyesight of over 100000 patients across Asia and Africa
pYGMZ TIL that in 2010 Tennessee firefighters watched a family's home burn to the ground because they hadn't paid a 75$ firefighting subscription fee
NZMe TIL that the Indian Pipe plant is one of the rare plants which doesn’t contain chlorophyll and thus doesn’t photosynthesize, getting all its energy from fungi.