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TIL that under New Zealand law, the crime of rape applies only to men

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mxbLx TIL use of CT scans has increased dramatically over the last two decades. An estimated 72 million scans were performed in the US in 2007 and more than 80 million a year in 2015. One study estimated that as many as 0.4% of current cancers in the United States are due to CTs performed in the past.
78w1L TIL the prescription for infants' eyeglasses is identified using a technique called Retinoscopy
rRboM TIL Czech Republic has "Babyboxes" which allow anonymous abandonment of unwanted babies
AaWl TIL A group of writers purposely wrote a terrible novel full of nothing but sex scenes to prove how vulgar American culture had become. It became a bestseller.
Egxed TIL that of the ten deadliest wars in human history, six of them were Chinese civil wars