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TIL Mississippi did not complete ratification and certification of the 13th amendment (outlawing slavery) until 1995 and 2013

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LReP TIL That for the past 4 election cycles a man named Vermin Supreme has campaigned on a platform of time travel, zombie based alternative energy, mandatory tooth brushing laws, and a free pony for every American.
glN8 TIL Christianity existed in China as early as 635 AD
ADJpg TIL that on the day of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, officials from BP were on board to congratulate the crew for "7 years of operations without a time-loss incident"
rP8y TIL There are no medics in the United States Marines, the US Navy’s Corpsmen take care of wounded Marines.
LZW0 TIL that the ancient Greeks didn’t wear pants because they found them “ridiculous”. The Romans didn’t wear them because it was seen as uncivilized and only Barbarians wore pants.