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TIL that under UK law, a woman cannot commit rape.

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Rka6 TIL that there is an Outer Space Treaty which states that no one on Earth can own any celestial body, including the Moon, because it is deemed as a “common heritage for all mankind”.
NrNP TIL Johnny Cash was the first radio operator to receive the news of Joseph Stalin’s death.
xVwWb TIL that the creators of the US state north of Oregon were originally planning to name it Columbia, but were concerned it would be confused with the District of Columbia. So they named it Washington instead.
lo0xG TIL that in 1972, the Tutsi-dominated army and government of Burundi killed 100k-150k educated Hutus.
bJGQ T.I.L. that meth was invented in Japan. At first it was used to curb hunger and energize Japanese citizens. Later It was given to Kamikaze pilots, soldiers and wartime factory workers. It is now controlled and distributed by the Yakuza.