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oRYQ7 TIL in 1938, former First Lady Margaret Wilson traveled to the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, India, became a member of the ashram and would remain there for the rest of her life. While there, she was also received the name Nistha, which meant "dedication" in Sanskrit.
vPKnK TIL in 2007 a Ford Fusion that was modified to run on hydrogen fuel cells set the land speed record for fuel cell ground vehicles with a speed of 207.297 mph
v1pr TIL that Seth Green bases Chris Griffin’s voice on Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs.
jNw0p TIL that in the 50's and 60's, a single Florida town known as "nub city" was responsible for 2/3rds of America's dismemberment insurance claims. No one was ever convicted of insurance fraud, because juries had a hard time believing even Floridians would be insane enough to cut off their own hands.
d81B8 TIL although English is the de facto national language in the United States, the country has no official language at the federal level