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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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nerr7 TIL of the powerful Medici family of Florence, that produced four popes, two queens & other royals, influenced the renaissance age, bankrolled the church and kings, patronized Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo & Galileo, invented concept of ‘holding company’ and helped fund invention of the piano.
grK9X TIL that lemurs of the Indriidae family have feet so modified to grab onto and jump between trees that they can't properly walk on ground. Instead they must hop around like complete madmen.
X0MQQ TIL when a witness refuses to answer a question because the answer may incriminate him, the judge may force him to answer anyway if he believes the answer actually would not incriminate him.
loZM5 TIL Rock band Bring Me The Horizon got their name from the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie when Captain Jack Sparrow said, "Now, bring me that horizon."
yVrOe TIL George Orwell's had a private marmelade recipe that he included in an essay on British food. The essay was rejected as inappropriate with Britain rationing food - but the editor still made sure to point out his recipes included too much water and sugar, even scribbling "Bad recipe!" on the draft