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TIL 90% of clothes donated to U.S. charities are sold to textile recyclers. 75% of THAT are recycled". 25% are sold on the street markets in Africa at about 500% mark-up. This partly crushes the African textile industries because they can’t make new clothes as cheap as cheap old American clothes.

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4A7N TIL that immediately after the founding of Israel on May 14, 1948, before their defense force was even founded, five Arab nations (Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan) declared war on it
Yp6WW TIL that Frankenstein was the name of the scientist: the creature had no name, and was called as 'thing', 'fiend', 'spectre', 'demon' or 'ogre'
VM10k TIL Jefferson’s first draft of the Declaration of Independence criticized King George III for enslaving Africans, and for over-ruling Virginia’s attempt to ban Slavery. In it, Jefferson called slavery a “cruel war against human nature.” The draft was struck down by the continental congress.
VBre4 TIL that snakes were used to make 'Snake Wine'. Produced by leaving a snake in wine for an extended peroid of time. The flavour is described to be vodka-like, sharp, with earthy or fishy/gamey overtones.
QJNrp In September 2015, scientists witnessed something never seen before: two black holes colliding. Both about 30 times as big as our Sun, they had been orbiting each other for millions of years. A fraction of a second before the crash, they sent a vibration across the universe at the speed of light that was picked up by the LIGO detector. So what are these ripples in space? Amber L. Stuver explains. Lesson by Amber L. Stuver, directed by Eoin Duffy.