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TIL rape in the US has been declining rapidly for 40 years.

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gM5gL Today I learned about Geek Code, a compact language of numbers and symbols used by self-described "Geeks" to inform other geeks about all aspects of their personality, appearance, interests, skills, and opinions.
694p7 TIL that Anthropodermic Bibliopegy is the practice of binding books in human skin. As of April 2022 there have been 18 books confirmed to be bound in human skin by the Anthropodermic Book Project.
P1PNe TIL that the British were the first to call the sport "soccer," as a shortening of "association football"
VMnkQ TIL there has never been a substantiated claim that Walt Disney was anti-Semitic. In fact, a lot of Walt Disney's money was donated to Jewish charities, and the most influential people in his company were Jewish.
epdQ4 TIL China’s First Emperor’s Obsessive Quest for Immortality and The Elixir of Life Led to His Death and Collapse of His Dynasty