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NOoE TIL one in three lesbian women report being sexually assaulted by another women, roughly two times higher than the national average for women.
b6Lla TIL in 1830, around 13.7% of the U.S. black population was free, totaling about 319,599. Surprisingly, 3,775 free blacks owned 12,760 slaves, according to the census.
R59l8 TIL about Guinea worm disease, a water borne parasite.
R57M9 TIL: Observing Ramadan in northern communities can be much easier or much more difficult depending on time of year (in terms of fasting between sunrise and sunset).