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TIL cats only meow to humans & dont meow to each other

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87RZ TIL there is a group of people in northern California and southern Oregon who wish to secede from their states and create a 51st state, to be called Jefferson.
QNxBM TIL that Wales, Walloon, and Cornwall are derived from the proto-Germanic word “Walhaz” meaning “foreigner,” specifically a Roman.
69RvZ TIL that the second largest nuclear spill in world history happened in the U.S. in Navajo Nation
b96wZ TIL a liver transplant only requires a small section from the donor, because it will regenerate to the full size in the recipient. Interestingly, a child can receive a transplant and the liver will grow normally as they mature
wLBdE TIL that Washington D.C. is not a state but a city and the capital of the United States of America due to Congress not having a permanent place to stay back in 1790 so they established a 100 square mile territory which would be marked as the District of Columbia.