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TIL that an estimated 10-20% of the entire population of Mauritania is enslaved. It only became a crime in 2007.

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wLbP TIL that Scarlett Johansson insisted on going topless for the movie “The Island,” but Michael Bay wouldn’t allow it.
aeRZ TIL that Billy Joel attempted suicide in 1970. He did it by drinking furniture polish because “It looked tastier than bleach.” He later released a song called “You’re Only Human (Second Wind)” to discourage teenage suicide.
9wxY6 TIL about Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors, a manual for contract killing for which Paladin Press was sued several times by victims' relatives after their murderers used this book as a how-to guide
RwP6 TIL that the German city of Essen pays alcoholics in beer to clean streets
6wYw TIL there’s a script floating around Hollywood for a show called Time Jack, about a guy who, every time he masturbates, he travels through time. If he hates the time, he whacks off and he’s gone. If he loves it, he can stay—as long as he doesn’t masturbate.