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TIL: A Japanese cup of rice is not a cup of rice (sort of)

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jjOX TIL that of all the 14,748 homicides in the US in 2010, roughly 43% of the victims were African-American, a group who only make up 13% of the population; furthermore, a majority of the victims were young black males, while the perpetrators were similarly young black males.
KYmnB TIL there is a version of Sesame Street in Israel for introducing kids, who are not fluent in Hebrew, to Judaism. It is called "Shalom Sesame."
5VwYP TIL In 2014, a regular 27 year old Lars Mittank disappeared from Bulgaria's Varna Airport after a vacation with his buddies. Bizarrely he was last seen on CCTV fleeing the terminal and airport, and was never found. Theories include a psychotic break after getting punched in the ear.
j6xbQ TIL Devon Allen, track & field athlete/Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver, was disqualified in the World Athletic Championships for a controversial false start. The starting blocks measured his reaction time from the time the gun went off at 0.099, which is 0.001 seconds faster than legally allowed.
pYWQN TIL for every 100 people in a person's life 4 or so are likely to be a psychopath