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TIL there are now twice as many people enslaved in the world as there were in the 350 years of the transatlantic slave trade.

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E1kko TIL of "The Tornado That Saved Washington". During the British sacking of 1814 a storm rolled in that doused most of the fires in the city (including the White House) and killed British soldiers with thrown debris
N7mRe TIL the eagle on US currency has a name. It’s Peter, and he lived at the mint in Philadelphia. After he died he was stuffed and he still hangs at the entrance.
4krJ5 TIL that Wembley stadium used to be called Empire Stadium
9eM6 TIL that North Korea made their own Netflix service…and it’s called Manbang
dLn8 TIL that when conjoined twin Daisy Hilton died, her sister Violet remained alive and attached to her for several days before they were both found dead.