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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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Ng1E TIL Abraham Lincoln was the first cat owner to become president.
4XvZJ TIL of the Drug Diamorphine. Synthesised in 1874, it was Branded as a Non-addictive Alternative to Morphine. 15,000 People in the US Alone die Each Year From Overdosing on the Drug, Which is now Known as Heroin.
PwML TIL that Ronald Reagan signed an executive order prohibiting assassinations
8a6BK TIL about a localized horror legend, “The Donkey Lady”. The ghost of a woman who’s limbs were burned into hoof like stumps, and face melted into an elongated, donkey-like mask. Widely believed and retold in San Antonio for 50+ years. She even has a namesake bridge.
m1Vgy TIL The Mormon Tabernacle Choir was renamed to The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square in 2018 because the leaders of the Mormon church don’t like the name Mormon anymore.