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TIL New Mexico was named before Mexico

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x6rdw TIL that Michael Keaton only had 17 minutes of screen time even though the movie was called "Beetlejuice."
EEZd TIL Israel is the only country in the world with a mandatory military service requirement for women. They comprise 51% of all officers.
JYnN1 TIL there have been NO reported deaths from marijuana overdoses; you would need 1000 times the effective dose to OD on it
NYG8 TIL Canada produces more waste per capita than any other developed nation.
LQkgZ TIL that 2 British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre were given the "benefit of the clergy." A colonial law used to escape execution. After receiving it one was branded with either a T for theft or for example M for Murder, so that one could not receive it a second time.