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TIL The second largest Air Force in the world is the US Navy

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WkAa4 TIL John Quincy Adams had a pool table installed in the White House that he enjoyed playing most days. Something his opponents and some dignitaries found scandalous.
ymJv TIL 19 Ph.D’s were given an incorrect formula for determining the volume of a sphere and asked to verify it by filling the sphere with water and measuring the volume of the water, all but one clung to the incorrect formula despite empirical observations.
p8aZ8 TIL that in Kentucky, Ohio, and Mississippi "idiots" are prohibited from voting. Ohio's Constitution states: "No idiot, or insane persons, shall be entitled to the privileges of an elector". Originally these terms referred to people with mental disabilities.
grlQ9 TIL Michigan has the most expensive car insurance rates
kJvME TIL there is a maid café in Japan where maids pretend to be your wives. Inside, a delicious home-cooked meal is ready on the table…oh, and she’s wearing a bikini. Also, the cafe in question is obviously still in operation today, after 7 years.