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TIL there are Porn Inspectors in China, whose job is to solely watch porn to verify that it is illegal material

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xVYao TIL that skywriting was invented by the Royal Air Force in World War I to send messages to troops on the ground. After the war, Pepsi built a fleet of skywriting biplanes.
JlLk TIL the two biggest private prison organizations in the US have clauses in their contracts that require the prisons to stay at least 90% full at all times.
0J9p TIL the US government runs a bounty/informant website called “Rewards for Justice”
DQK1Y TIL the U.S. National Park Service provides a record of Lost People on their site
GYko1 TIL of independent Scotland's only attempt to form a colony in the New World. Their failure to establish a New Caledonia in Panama led to financial ruin and eventual union with England, creating the UK in 1707.