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TIL as many as 38% of rape victims are male.

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E1kDX 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.
kJpv1 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.
640X 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.
VB0kQ 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.
aABZ TIL the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council account for 67% of all global arms exports