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TIL More than 1 million Holocaust victims remain unidentified

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pNM4 TIL that in a study of domestic violence victims, 40.2% of men who contacted local agencies for help were accused of being the batterer.
PYOnO TIL that Teller (the silent half of Penn and Teller) began doing magic in complete silence when performing at fraternity houses as he found it reduced heckling and beer thrown at him during his act.
xVOkb TIL that students in France are taught that there are 5 continents. In the US, it's taught that there are 7.
e0MkJ TIL that the concept of a "rap battle" has existed since the 5th century CE. "Flyting", was a spoken word event where poets would trade insults back and forth in poetic verse.
JYM9m TIL in Sichuan opera, there is a performance art specifically dedicated to changing theatrical masks so fast that it’s imperceptible. It’s called Bian Lian (“face changing”), and the sleight of hand technique behind it is classified as a level two national secret by China’s State Secrets Bureau.