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TIL Vatican City has the lowest age of consent and highest crime rate in Europe

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5VoLk TIL Duct tape was invented by an Illinois mom during WW2. She had to write a letter to FDR explaining how it's easier for soldiers(including her sons) to pull her tape off in battle without using a knife.
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