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TIL that although GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) is free for the world to use, it costs the American taxpayer $2 million per day to operate.

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J1r8k TIL about Robledo Puch, "The Angel of Death". Convicted at 20 years old for 11 murders and 17 armed robberies. After his arrest his mother attempted suicide and his father blamed him for it, angering Puch and threatening to kill him upon release. He's spent the last 52 years in an Argentinian prison
dD8vZ TIL 1931 Best Picture nominee Trader Horn, the first non-documentary filmed in Africa, had one crew member eaten by a crocodile, another stampeded by a rhinoceros, and the lead actress suffered a career ending illness
MeKN7 TIL One night, Audra H. fainted and hit her head on a table with only her cat, Shad, at home. Shad dialed 911. The responding officer, who had a hard time believing the cat had learned to call 911, set up his dash cam and Audra simulated a fainting spell. Shad rose to the occasion and made the call.
XEwek TIL of Richard Rich, a Catholic who supported, under Henry VIII, the destruction of monasteries and execution of monks. He gave testimony obtained through promises of friendship to execute clergy and personally tortured a Protestant woman. He is seen as one of the worst people in English history.
l7GYV TIL Viruses called Pandoraviruses and some bacteria, were found frozen in 30,000-year-old permafrost (ground that is continually frozen) in Siberia. In 2016 there was an anthrax outbreak in Siberia that killed one person and many animals. It’s thought that permafrost melting exposed the bacteria.