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TIL The NHS (The UK's national health service) is the fifth biggest employer in the world.

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yQK68 TIL: Scientists found that it actually takes about 2,500 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop.
XEANX TIL about Trap–neuter–return, a program through which free-roaming cats are trapped, spayed and neutered, then returned where they were found. Cats found in unsafe areas are relocated. Kittens are placed in foster homes. Cats with with terminal or untreatable illnesses or injuries are euthanized.
ReNa TIL there is a 12 story luxury paper store in Tokyo. On the 12th floor they serve salad grown on the 11th floor–which is an organic indoor farm.
ewrb TIL During World War 1, a dog named Stubby was smuggled to Europe, and after saluting the Captain, was allowed to stay in the trenches. He than saved countless American lives earning him a purple heart and a promotion to Sergeant, outranking his owner.
wo6D1 TIL the last EF5 tornado was more than 11 years ago, a record longest period without any confirmed EF5 tornado