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TIL New Mexico is the only US state that specifies "USA" on its license plates, so as to avoid confusion with the country Mexico

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6EOjl TIL the pre-printed championship apparel made for the losing team of major sporting events like the Super Bowl are shipped overseas to disaster areas or impoverished nations.
AD1bw TIL of the mysterious Williamson Tunnels in Liverpool, England, a series of extensive subterranean excavations, of unknown purpose.
Ookve TIL Eminem, Britney Spears, Sesame Street, and Barney's music among others were used by the CIA to help psychologically torture prisoners
9w8Zr TIL Angola was a part of the Portuguese Empire for 400 years. 1575-1975
GYZGN TIL about Ben's Game. Ben Duskin was a Make-A-Wish kid with leukemia, and his wish was to develop a game about fighting cancer. After getting several offers, Ben worked with Eric Johnston, a software engineer from LucasArts. The game was finished and made available for free in several hospitals.