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TIL that in a 2008 survey 62% of Egyptian men freely admited perpetrating sexual harassment, with 98% of foreign women claiming they had experienced harassment

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v1Y7r TIL People with Capgras syndrome have an irrational belief that someone they know or recognize has been replaced by an imposter. Capgras syndrome is what's known as a delusional misidentification and is most commonly associated with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
jN9ME TIL about Formula E, an electric car variant of Formula 1. The series includes an 'attack mode' boost to give the cars more power, aswell as 'fan boost' a social media vote which finishes after the first 15 minutes of a race to give the winners an extra power boost
EZ6x TIL that a Facebook poll in 2012 indicated that Beaker is the favorite Muppets character, beating Kermit, Miss Piggy and Animal.
p1LQ TIL that America’s nuclear arsenal stills runs off of 8 inch floppy disks
aR7b TIL: French schoolchildren use a 3D-printed clitoris to learn about female pleasure during sexual education