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TIL There are more slaves in the world today than any other time in human history, more than 35 million in over 160 countries.

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6EyJ TIL some hospitals cut the Livestrong bracelets from patients’ wrists because they resemble the yellow “Do Not Resuscitate” bands.
MQna TIL Johnny Depp staged a pirate mutiny at a middle school, at the request of a student. He warned the school only 10 minutes prior.
OoJXX TIL that California is named after a fictional island from a Spanish Chivalry novel, written in 1510 and supposedly located in the Indies.
VRW4 TIL at some point in the last 80 years, the cost of a blowjob from a Chicago prostitute went from being more expensive to less expensive than vaginal sex, as the societal taboo against oral sex – which gave it scarcity value – declined. (The average price of each is currently $37.26 versus $80.05.)
JYJo4 TIL that “verklempt” is not a Yiddish word. It just sounds a lot like the Yiddish word that means the same thing - “farklempt”