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TIL: The largest Air Force in the world is the US Air Force. The second largest? The US Navy.

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pAD4 TIL only one person has ever been executed by the state of Wisconsin. The public execution was so graphic and horrible that Wisconsin abolished the death penalty two years later.
KOJyB TIL of Sacagewa’s husband, Toussaint Charbonneau - a wandering fur trader who guided Lewis and Clark through the west.
6EPRl TIL Animal rescue organisations in the US are placing "unadoptable" cats with businesses as natural pest control. In many cases, this positive socialization leads to the cats becoming affectionate permanent employees of the companies.
6PZw TIL a California Gang member was arrested for driving with an expired license when Police noticed his chest tattoo depicted a liquor store robery and murder that had gone unsolved. After questioning he confessed and was convicted of the crime
WkM6B TIL of Dr. Donald Hopkins. He helped eradicate Smallpox, and is on the verge of killing another disease. He's taken Guinea Worm Disease down from 3.5 million cases a year to just 28 cases last year.