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TIL that UPS is more than trucks and package cars. It has an entire airline and a 5.2 million square feet package sorting hub at Louisville Muhammad Ali international airport (IATA: SDF) in Louisville, KY.

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751b TIL in 1916, the German military conducted the Judenzählung (census of Jews). Designed to confirm accusations of lack of patriotism among German Jews, the census disproved the charges. In fact, A higher % of German Jews fought in WWI than of any other ethnic, religious or political group in Germany.
Z8nxD TIL the kangaroo in the Australian Coat of Arms sculpture above the Parliament House entry has large, discernable testicles. Design submissions for the sculpture that omitted an obvious scrotum were rejected, as 1980s Australia couldn't bear representation by a female roo.
11N4 TIL there is a “Quiet Zone” in the United States where radio transmissions are restricted, and microwave ovens, wifi routers, and cell phones are prohibited.
QJokL TIL that Sir Osbert Lancaster was an English cartoonist, architectural historian, stage designer and author.
9YgQr TIL that men can lactate/produce milk.