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TIL that there are over 40 million slaves living right now

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wyAY TIL that An old custom in ancient Babylon compels all women to go to the temple of Aphrodite and have sex with a stranger at least once in their lives.
YnRA TIL South Carolina almost fully legalized and taxed marijuana in 2009.
4Xgy6 TIL There is a liquid that you can breathe in called perfluorohexane. Animals can be submerged in a bath of perfluorohexane without drowning. It is odorless and colorless.
d5ed TIL that around 60% of publicly traded companies in the US are incorporated in Delaware, where they enjoy tax-haven like benefits without having to go offshore. There’s also one building that serves as the legal address of more than 200,000 companies, amongst which include KFC and Coca Cola.
Lkn5m TIL In 2018 the Cornish Language Board said that singer Gwenno's album Le Kov, which features entirely Cornish lyrics, had led to a 15% increase in the number of people taking Cornish language exams