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TIL The GPS (Global Positioning System) is owned by the U.S. Government and is operated by the U.S. Space Force.

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XEXpk TIL BCG (a bacteria) can be used as treatment for bladder cancer, effective trading one malady for another.
WkXB TIL that 390,000 UK citizens reported their religion as “Jedi” in a 2001 census.
AVol TIL The U.S. hasn’t been hit by a major hurricane since 2005, the longest ‘hurricane drought’ in recorded history
E1jWP TIL at least 98% of Poland's Jewish population was murdered in the Holocaust. They constituted half of the total Jewish population murdered over all.
P1pKe TIL that the cover art of John Lennon's Rock 'n' Roll album also features Paul, George, and Stu Sutcliffe as the blurry figures walking by. The photo was taken during their Hamburg days.