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TIL girls in South Africa have a greater chance of being raped than learning how to read

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9wMM TIL that Walt Disney slowed down a cartoon to 12 cycles and the viewers became sick for days
Y7LJA TIL in 1974 the Cleveland Indians held a Ten Cent Beer promotion that resulted in on-field streaking, fans lighting fireworks in the stands, and pelting of players with hotdogs that culminated in a riot in the 9th inning, a local sports writer interviewing fans after was punched in the face twice.
1aENr TIL that the original choice for the capital city of Australia was Dalgety, a town of now only 205 people
pLAQ TIL: In New Orleans, for a few hundred dollars, you and your friends can rent a brass brand and have your very own police escorted personal parade.
JQBQ TIL In the days immediately before the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the US military air-dropped millions of leaflets into 33 different Japanese cities, warning that some or all of these cities would be bombed within the next few days, and instructed them to evacuate immediately.