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ne0oW TIL New Mexico license plates are the only ones with USA on them because Americans don’t know it’s part of their country
D1V7D TIL that the New Mexico territory was often considered for statehood in the 19th century but was never approved. One attempt in 1905 included merging with Arizona under the name 'Montezuma'. The following year the same merger was suggested under the name 'Arizona'. Arizona rejected the option.
XKv6 TIL: Inspired by a 1999 episode of The Simpsons, an Oregon man in 2003 grafted a tomato plant onto tobacco plant roots creating real-life “Tomacco.”