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TIL there are more slaves now, 27+ million, than any other time in our history

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GYmN TIL that Clint Eastwood was offered the role of James Bond but turned it down because he believed the character should be played by an English actor.
oBvE7 TIL in Louisiana, a jury can convict a murder suspect with a 10-2 vote.
1aEWV TIL that the USS Missouri, the battleship on which the Japanese Surrendered in 1945 fired tomahawks cruise missiles in the 1991 Gulf War
woO1 TIL that rejected fruit flies use alcohol to cope.
ePbE TIL James Doohan (Star Trek’s original Scotty) helped a suicidal fan turn her life around by calling and asking her to attend a convention