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TIL Before becoming popular, Malcom X was a pimp and human trafficker!

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WkZYA TIL Boomerangs aren't exclusive to Australian history; the oldest known boomerang was found in Poland and dated 23,000 BP.
GYBVg TIL TIL: Piranhas are mostly scavengers and fairly harmless fish to humans. The reason we think they're rabid flesh eaters is because a bunch of Brazilians played a practical joke on Teddy Roosevelt.
KOje6 TIL about UY Scuti, the largest-known star by radius. It is 1700 times bigger than our sun, and it would take 1200 years to fly around it in a 900km/h regular passenger airplane. If Earth was in its habitable zone, it would take 10.000 years for one full rotation, each season lasting 2500 years.
ne4p7 TIL that Afghanistan has fertile soil perfect for growing pomegranate, but poor access to lucrative markets makes illegal poppy growing the more lucrative option.
jNoQX TIL an Ohio judge once sentenced a woman to spend a day at the "Stinkiest, smelliest" section of a landfill, as a punishment for neglecting her dog. "If you puke, you puke."