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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”.

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DpXJ TIL that Richard Nixon was a fan of rap music. In a 1990 interview with the New York Times, he said, “I have often thought that if there had been a good rap group around in those days I might have chosen a career in music instead of politics.”
5QQD TIL a Jew is over 5x more likely to suffer a hate crime than a Muslim in the United States
d8Ql9 TIL that there is a striking resemblance between Chateau de Rastignac (France) and the White House (US). It is speculated that the castle's plan may have inspired the White House's columns
nL4d TIL America’s largest mental hospital is a jail.
R5ZM9 TIL: That the original colour of Blu Tack was actually white; but following fears that children could mistake it for chewing gum, a blue colouring was added.