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TIL that Montana is the only US state constitutionally mandated to teach and preserve Native American history and culture.

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1AVV TIL that the term “bug” is derived from the Middle English “bugge”, meaning beetle. Today, the word “bug” is a technical term, and describes any insect from the order Hemiptera.
awPmA TIL that according researchers at London School of Economics, unmarried and childless women lead “happier” lives, are likely to outlive their married child-rearing counterparts and are healthier than them.