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

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AaQd TIL that plastic bags are banned in certain African countries because people use them as a toilet, then sling them through the air as far away as they can.
NPDJ TIL That Dick Cheney’s wife wrote an erotic lesbian novel and tried to cover it up
R5kJ8 TIL Troll dolls were invented in 1959 by a Danish fisherman who couldn’t afford to buy his daughter a Christmas present. At its peak, 38,000 trolls were sold everyday until the hype faded away.
OGkO1 TIL about the game, where you lose if you think about 'the game' and you must announce you lost the game
R5pVj TIL: 1962: At a school in present-day Tanzania, three girls experience an extremely contagious fit of laughter. Classes are canceled for months.