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TIL that Slavery in America started in 1619, when the privateer The White Lion brought 20 African slaves ashore in the British colony of Jamestown, Virginia.

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ljyK TIL that The Pirate Bay’s logo features the “Home Taping Is Killing Music” logo. A slogan from the 1980’s stating that recording music on blank tapes is illegal.
gjw9 TIL that cruise ships dump 1 billion gallons of sewage into the ocean every year
dD4aQ TIL that the Nile River is the longest river in the world (~6,850km) and encompasses the third-largest drainage area (~3.4M sq km), but has only the 98th largest average discharge volume (~2,830 cu m/s)
6EL9w TIL that a pregnant woman in Britain can pee anywhere she wants, even in a officer’s helmet.
D1kLJ TIL: Jean Meslier (1664-1729) was a French Catholic priest, actually an atheist, who left after his death an entire book criticizing religion