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TIL that the GPS technology is owned and operated by the United States government

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v1eEL TIL A nurse treated female patient's genitals like a ventriloquist's dummy in front of colleagues. He was examining in front of three colleagues when he “pulled her labia apart and said ‘Hello my name is [Patient A]’, treating her labia like a puppet”, a Nursing and Midwifery Council panel heard.
xNG1 TIL That between 1980- 2010 the bodies of over 500 missing women were discovered off of US highways, thought to have been murdered by serial killers who drive OTR Semis.
yQ6Ba TIL I learned of Jevons Paradox. Also referred to as the efficiency dilemma. It holds that gains in efficiency with which a resource is used only lead to increased demand for that resource.
AN6Qa TIL United States is the only country in the world which applies the same tax regime to all its citizens, regardless of where they live
R5bDl TIL that Sweden actually formed a bureau to protect its citizenry from disinformation that threatens its democracy