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TIL Every 15 seconds, someone becomes a victim of human trafficking and slavery.

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K4r9 TIL the near-extinction bison hunting in the 1800s was not to gain food, but to restrict the American Indians’ dominant food supply; herds were shot from trains and left to rot where they died
15dX TIL that about 92% of bicyclists killed in the US from 1994-2009 were not wearing a helmet.
yVLDV TIL that Halo 3 players worldwide teamed up in a "Great War" to defend humanity against aliens, with round-the-clock campaign shifts, killing billions of aliens, discussing it in 21 million online discussion posts, and creating 1.4 petabytes of data of 'service records'
MeZXa TIL that Congress unanimously congratulated the St Louis Cardinals on their 2006 World Series victory
kOLd4 TIL the Saint Louis Arch is as wide as it is tall (630 feet x 630 feet)