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TIL: A man installed a Buddha statue in his crime ridden neighborhood and overall crime dropped 82%.

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6EM7Z TIL that Mr. Rogers was bisexual, quoted as saying, regarding sexuality on a 1-10 scale, “Well, you know, I must be right smack in the middle. Because I have found women attractive, and I have found men attractive.”
QJgAk TIL the founder of Dave's Killer Bread worked at his family's bakery as a kid and having suffered from depression and addiction committed crimes that led to a fifteen year sentence. He was released early and returned to the bakery to start his company. He now runs foundation called Second Chance.
QJvnM TIL of civil conscription, the obligation of civilians to perform mandatory labor for the government. For example, in 2019, France established the Service national universel(General National Service), a one month program which is mandatory for all citizens aged 16 to 25.
EgO8X TIL in Germany, having sex with someone who says no repeatedly was legal until 2016. It was only punished as rape if violence was threatened or used, or the victim physically tried to fight off the rapist.
egDk TIL that geomagnetic storms are correlated with an increase in suicide all over the world