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TIL that there is only one city in Canada’s Yukon Territory.

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0VRL TIL There’s a charity in the UK called The Lucy Faithfull Foundation that aims to treat paedophiles before they offend.
BRGd TIL that the first rap song to top #1 on the Billboard charts was Blondie’s “Rapture”, sung by Debbie Harry, a white female. It was also the first rap music video to appear on MTV.
nWaj7 TIL Body Integrity Identity Disorder is a rare, documented mental disorder which causes a severe dissociation with one’s own healthy extremities. Sufferers of BIID fantasize about becoming paralyzed, may use wheelchairs and leg braces, and may seek out surgical solutions for amputation fantasies.
KOoAa TIL that in 2015, New York City went 12 days without a reported homicide. It was the longest streak since the NYPD began recording statistics with a computer program in 1994. The previous record was 10 days.
JYj88 TIL that Ronda Rousey won a Bronze Medal in Judo at the 2008 Olympics. She was the first US woman to win one.