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TIL Johnny Depp is descended from the first African woman to legally gain freedom from slavery

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R0Z7 TIL that the United States is one of only three countries (along with Somalia and South Sudan) that have not ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
ANojw TIL: William Duer, a member of George Washington's inner circle was involved in the first American Insider Trading scandal. Using his knowledge of upcoming Treasury actions, he borrowed and took money from the treasury to leverage bond bets. The market then crashed and Hamilton had to rescue it.
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