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TIL as many as 38% of rape victims are male.
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TIL cartoon character Betty Boop was a complete visual and vocal copy of singer/actress Helen Kane, AKA the "Boop Boop a Doop girl." Kane sued over theft of her image but lost when it was discovered she had copied her own act from a Harlem jazz singer, Baby Esther.
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TIL that if a wooden shop has been submerged in salt water for a long period of time, once brought to land and dried they can literal crumble into dust.
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TIL that a man broke into Buckingham Palace. While eating cheddar cheese, he viewed the royal portraits, sat on the throne for a while, and drank half a bottle of wine before he became tired and left.
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TIL due to their superior smelling and climbing capabilities, police departments in Southeastern China have started utilizing squirrels as alternate drug sniffer units over the usual canines.
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TIL the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council account for 67% of all global arms exports