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TIL Despite the common myth that child sex abusers were victims themselves as children, multiple studies have shown that approximately 2/3rds of abusers not poly-graphed reported being victims while only 1/3rd poly-graphed (w/ immunity) reported being victims.

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grRLW TIL that, in late 1920s before the rise of Hitler, India's first female anthropologist Irawati Karve rejected her German doctoral supervisor Eugene Fischer's hypothesis that White Europeans, in general, were higher in intelligence than Africans due to some asymmetrical features in their skulls.
VB0o4 TIL the phrase "Taco Tuesday" is trademarked by Taco John's, who has won cease and desists against other restaurants and even large companies that must seek permission to use it in their branding and advertising.
VMWEm TIL that Sparta's reputation as a military machine is largely myth, that they lived an ordinary Greek lifestyle, and they should really be known for responsible and stable government.
R5yXj TIL that 'Yellow Journalism' a journalistic method that employs sensationalism, exaggerated headlines and salacious stories to attract readers was popularised by New York newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer in the late 1800s; the endowment from his will was the initial backing of the Pulitzer Prize
nWMaP TIL in 1937 a natural gas leak caused a school to explode in Texas, killing at least 295 people. Witnesses described seeing the walls bulge and the roof lifting off the building before it collapsed.