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TIL that the USA does not have an official language at the federal level. English is only the official language of 32 states.

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M5lm TIL that Montenegro has no own currency and therefore uses the Euro despite not being part of the EU. Before that it used the German mark.
4n7X TIL that it takes eight computers, four operators, and a computerized 3D model of the field just to make the little yellow first-down line in TV football games.
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