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TIL New Mexico was named before Mexico

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mxB0y TIL that a 1977 issue of Marvel Comics' The Defenders was dedicated to the Canadian rock band Rush. The issue not only opens with a written dedication to the band, but also includes thematic references to the band's songs "2112" and "The Twilight Zone" within the comic.
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DZar TIL that while awaiting his execution via guillotine, King Louis XVI of France actually pardoned his executioners for the crime of murdering their king.
XERRk TIL that a study shows that a man who is 5’6” needs to earn $175,000 per year more than a 6 foot man to be “equally desirable”
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