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Today I learned that there exists a formal, research-based protocol for assessing the degree of danger a woman faces of being murdered by her male spouse/boyfriend/partner/ex

Read more dangerassessment.org

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Bg1gd TIL that it’s someone’s job to ride ahead of the Tour de France and erase all of the dick graffiti before the race arrives and gets shown on camera
vArL TIL that one of the most complex Chinese characters is made up of 43 strokes. And you need to write it twice for a particular type of noodles (biang biang mian)
rRLvM TIL there is a McDonald's in LA that serves no food. It is strictly for filming when the set needs to be McDonald's.
OG877 TIL Bison were among the first animals in the National Zoo (DC) & they were actually the inspiration for the zoo.
VMx0D TIL That Martha 'Big Mouth' Raye so endeared herself to the US Military for her USO work she was made an honorary Lt. Colonel in the Army and Marines and was one of the only civilians to be made an honorary member of the US Army Special Forces.