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TIL about the war between Ohio and Michigan, which gave Michigan the Upper Peninsula and Ohio what's now known as the Toledo Strip.

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nebnB TIL of 4-7-8 breathing (inhale 4 seconds, hold 7 seconds, exhale 8 seconds, repeat). Based on pranayama breathing exercises, this "natural tranquilizer for the nervous system" activates the body's parasympathetic nervous system (relaxation) and suppresses the sympathetic nervous system (stress).
4X09g TIL of the Californias. There are two more states with the name California in Mexico, and together along with the U.S. state of California, they comprise the Californias.
EgOKV TIL the USA launched, and failed, an expedition against Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa
jNb4n TIL that Queen Elizabeth, mother of Elizabeth II, had numerous nicknames, including: Buffy, Cookie, the Dowdy Duchess, the Fat Scotch Cook, the First Lady of the Turf, the Merry Mischief, the Most Dangerous Woman in Europe, the Original Queen of Hearts, the Smiling Duchess, the Upmarket Alf Garnett
P1QJw TIL that during WWII, the Japanese battleship Mutsu suddenly exploded at anchor and sank. The Japanese navy investigated and found that the sinking was probably caused by a suicidally disgruntled crewman.