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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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EWAX TIL Richard Stallman, a software freedom activist and computer programmer, and creator of a good portion of GNU/Linux, has 15 honorary doctorates
PYBWE TIL about Izecksohn's Brazilian treefrog (Xenohyla truncata), the only known frugivorous frog species. It feeds on fruit, seeds, pods, pulp flowers and arthropods. It locates the fruit and simply snaps it, swallowing it whole. They eat insects just like any other frog when fruits are unavailable.
oR5y8 TIL that to persuade his first wife to accept a divorce, Einstein promised her the entire financial reward from his Nobel Prize. Three years later, he won the prize and transferred all the money to her.
R5Le1 TIL during the filming of Blue Collar, in response to Richard Pryor's over-lengthy improvisation, Harvey Keitel flung an ashtray directly into the camera to deliberately ruin the take. Pryor and his bodyguard then proceeded to get into a fist fight with Keitel before the director broke up the fight.
p81XZ TIL The air conditioner could lead to an increase in allergy symptoms causing sneezing, and the air inside homes is said to be up to five times more polluted than the air outdoors