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TIL that there are more slaves globally right now than there ever has been in history - 50 million

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4kKxJ TIL actor Joel McHale, who hit on Mila Kunis' character in the movie Ted by showing her a picture of his high school diving team, actually was an athlete. Originally recruited to UW's rowing team, he became a walk on tight end on their football team the year UW went to the Rose Bowl (1993).
loyNN TIL your body will dissolve loose pieces of bone in your body after a fracture
yl1p TIL: That the italian firearm manufacturer, Beretta. Creator of the iconic M9 Beretta, is the oldest active firearm manufacturer in the world, founded in 1526.
BgWKr TIL in 1790, George Washington checked out (and never returned) two books from the New York Society Library, one of which was finally replaced, in 2010, by representatives of his estate at Mount Vernon
ZpWw4 TIL that ancient Egyptiants trained baboons to harvest fruits and palm nuts.