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TIL OF SLAPP suits, frivolous lawsuits designed to suppress free speech by burdening people with legal fees

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6ADY TIL that at it’s height the First Persian Empire contained about 44% of the world’s population (about 50 million people), making it the largest empire in history by population percentage
0d0Yj TIL that scientists weren't able to synthesize human growth hormone up until the mid 80s, so the hormone was extracted from the deceased.
v1Z88 TIL that Maya Rudolph's mom is the legendary Minnie Riperton, who sang the song Loving You. Minnie was referring to Maya at the end of the song. Minnie Riperton passed away at the age of 31 due to breast cancer.
awbby TIL Rhnull, is the rarest type of blood on earth, is called Golden blood. Only 45 people our known to have it.
MemWm TIL that there is a hispanic national anthem called Nuestro Himno, which is a remix of the star spangled banner.