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TIL Americans Believe Violence is Worse than Ever; When in Reality U.S. Violence is Lower than Ever

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wLmG8 TIL Tortoises don't have a diaphragm so use their legs to contract and constrict their lungs. Essentially Tortoises use their legs to breath so holding them still would cause them to suffocate.
O55X TIL that to become a man in the Etoro tribe of New Guinea, you must perform oral sex on your father or other village elders, and swallow their semen
PYyrE TIL that "Rapture," by the pop/rock group Blondie, is the first single with rap vocals to reach No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The video, with cameos by rap pioneer Fab Five Freddy and graffiti artists Lee Quiñones and Jean-Michel Basquiat, is considered the first rap video broadcast on MTV.
OWk4 TIL that Teller started the practice of being silent during performances to avoid being heckled at frats while in college.
Oor7X TIL in 1987, 18 month-old Jessica McClure fell into a well in a backyard in Texas. CNN covered the rescue effort, which took 56 hours, and the story found worldwide attention. In 2011, McClure, aged 25, received a trust fund of donations from around the world. She has no memory of the event.