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TIL The UK has been rabies-free since the beginning of the 20th century.

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kOmWm TIL after John Krasinski shot the pilot episode of "The Office," he went back to being a waiter for a bit. "I was sure nothing was going to happen with it."
MMMB TIL male rape doesn’t exist as a criminal offense under UK law. When a male is raped, it is recorded as “non consensual buggery”.
0mXR TIL The Ravens at the Tower of London are treated as enlisted soldiers and have been discharged in the past for “unsatisfactory conduct”
vK7D TIL There is a NGO in Kabul Afghanistan that introduces endangered youth to Skateboarding. They’re called Skateistan, 50% of their members are girls, and they face increasing pressure from Taliban forces.
KA5a TIL that at Russia’s “Black Dolphin” Prison, convicts arrive and are transported with blindfolds, bent over with their hands handcuffed behind them to disorient them and render them powerless. They’re only fed soup and bread. Guards are assisted by huge Caucasian Mountain Sheperds.