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"It’s hard to believe but it was only in 2015 that British taxpayers finished ‘paying off’ the debt which the British government incurred in order to compensate British slave owners in 1835 because of the abolition of slavery" taxjustice.net/2020/06/09/sla…
Another #Fridayfact: millions of taxpayers were forced to help slave owners mitigate their losses while the enslaved received nothing. 
A bit mindboggling to think that people of the Windrush generation paid taxes to compensate those who enslaved their ancestors, and were then told they weren't British and had to leave.
This week's #GlobalAssessment on biodiversity warns that 1 million species face extinction due to human activity. Invasive species are cited as a main threat, as they move to new habitats, effectively tipping the scales & threatening native species. ow.ly/66GI50u6pKQ (1/4)
#InvasiveSpecies are considered one of the most dangerous threats to marine ecosystems worldwide, second only to habitat loss. Since the 1900s, scientists have documented a 20% decline in native species due to their impacts! #FridayFact ow.ly/IyuG50u6qdv (2/4)
Scientists say #InvasiveSpecies impacts will worsen as climate change allows shipping routes to open in places like the Arctic. They predict international shipping could increase between 240% & 1,209% by 2050 – creating new travel routes for many #HullFouling organisms. (3/4)
I'm in the mood to acquire new knowledge. Anyone have fun facts to share? Weird theories and hypotheses also welcome.
As motivation, I promise to turn my favourite fact into a meme.
#FridayFacts
As motivation, I promise to turn my favourite fact into a meme.
#FridayFacts
Come on Twitter, there’s no way @emmaweisbord is the only one who has cool facts to share. How am I supposed to procrastinate otherwise?
Thanks, Twitter, for stepping up your fact game. As promised, I will turn my favourite fun fact into a meme... in 18 hours. You have until then to dazzle me with your epic knowledge
