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TIL Sleeping pills are more likely to give you cancer than smoking

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Nn5M TIL: The Arab slave-trade trafficked 10-18 million people from Africa, Europe and Asia to the Middle east.
GOLJ TIL that all Pandas in the world are owned by China. If you see one in another country it is leased or loaned.
d8jBr TIL Song of the South was the first and only screenplay by a White Southerner. A black consultant was hired but quit after his criticism of the script was ignored. The NAACP were also denied required to see the film before it was released.
6aYm TIL that the amount of plastic bags used in Holland has reduced by more than 70% since in 2016 a new law banned all retailers and restaurants to give them for free.
woG7P TIL about Raton, a celebrity fighting bull who killed three people during bullfighting in 2006-2011; this made him highly paid since his fans followed him to different cities to see him fight.