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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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ek46 TIL Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship against unanimous opposition: the local govt said it was a ploy to conscript Puerto Ricans for WWI. If Puerto Rico became a state today, it would have a higher population than 22 existing states.
RrWQ TIL That the CIA was in contact with generals planning to assassinate the South Vietnam president on Nov. 2, 1963. Kennedy “rushed from the room with a look of shock and dismay on his face.” He had not approved Diệm’s murder. Kennedy was assassinated 20 days later.
ZL7o TIL That the death of Henry Moseley, the man who discovered atomic number and thus why the order of the periodic table worked, was “the most costly single death of the war to mankind generally”
Ev0P TIL that at night, Disneyland has several feral cats living on the park that they use to catch rats and mice on the park grounds. Disney now treats them like pets, by spaying and neutering them, giving them shots, and having feeding stations set up for them.
XEE7R TIL that Yates County, New York is the third least populated county in the state.