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TIL that 2013 United Nations survey found that 62% of men on Bougainville Island, part of the Solomon Islands archipelago, have at least once raped a woman or girl.

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EgYWo TIL Pigeons are able to take off vertically and accelerate to 100 kph in two seconds
grmVL TIL that the Barbizon Hotel for Women was a female-only hotel from 1927 to 1981, with a gymnasium, private library, solarium, swimming pool, Turkish bath and organ recitals. Patrons were mainly artists and included Sylvia Plath, Grace Kelly and Liza Minnelli
v1jDD TIL the bearded vulture is the only known animal whose diet consists almost entirely (70-90%) of bone. It is capable of swallowing a sheep's vertebrae whole. The bird's stomach acid has been estimated to have a pH of 1, so even large bones are digested within 24 hours.
7rAyO TIL of Civilian Public Service (CPS), a US government program that provided conscientious objectors with an alternative to military service during World War II. CPS draftees fought forest fires, helped reform an abusive mental health system, and even acted as test subjects in medical experiments.
OgKg TIL menstrual cramps are caused by the uterus contracting and blocking blood flow to the endometrium to kill the cells. (I had to know!)