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TIL that there are over 40 million slaves living right now

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mdVo TIL the furthest a human being has ever been from Earth was when Apollo 13 passed around the far side of the moon on April 15, 1970. At their furthest point, the crew were 248,655 miles from Earth.
8ak58 TIL that "fact-checking" site Snopes is 50% owned by an Ad Agency called Proper Media.
R7o5j TIL that Harlon block, a marine who raised the flag at Iwo Jima, died a few days after the famous photo of the event was taken. He was misidentified for 2 years. However, his mother had immediately recognised him in it, saying “I’ve changed so many diapers on that boy’s butt, I know it’s my boy".
dDDvj TIL dragonflies don’t need their heads to breathe, and so they can survive headless until they starve to death.
R5Be7 TIL the owner of Kayabukiya Tavern, a traditional-style Japanese "sake-house" restaurant, employed his two pet macaque monkeys to serve guests. One monkey would take and deliver drink orders to guest diner tables while the other brought guests hot towels to clean their hands before ordering drinks.