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TIL Great Britain has invaded 90% of the world’s countries

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OkO6 TIL The US Government presumes a business to be “socially and economically disadvantaged” if it’s owner is Black, Hispanic, Native American, Asian, or a Woman.
0wRoN TIL Membership applications by the UK to join the EU were refused in 1963 and 1967 because the French President of the time Charles de Gaulle doubted the UK’s political will.
6El7w TIL that Sean Penn began his acting career as an extra on the television series "Little House on the Prairie", when his father directed some episodes.
D1pej TIL When British Airways had trouble erecting the London Eye, Virgin flew an airship over it saying "BA Can't Get It Up"
yVJ8a TIL about Li-Fi, a technology introduced in 2011 that uses visible light, ultraviolet light, and infrared light to deliver information in wireless networks similar to radio waves in Wi-Fi.