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TIL Most Americans Believe U.S. Violent Crime is Worsening, when Really Rates are Near All-time Lows

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rRrnW TIL the Ice cream truck jingle has a name: The Turkey and the Straw
W77D9 TIL about Kanzi, a male bonobo that learned language by eavesdropping on the lessons that researchers were giving to his adoptive mother.
WlD8 TIL the US Embassy in Moscow caught fire in 1977. Sensitive information was stolen by several firefighters who were also KGB agents.
DQXJV TIL that the singer Duffy disappeared from the spotlight for years to recover from being "raped and drugged and held hostage over some days"
yVXQM TIL that in Star Wars, Han Solo's iconic BlasTech DL-44 Heavy Blaster was made from an early 20th century German Mauser C96.