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TIL that because of a constitution error, North Dakota technically never met the requirements of statehood, and until 2012 was technically never a state.

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eQok TIL An underage drunk girl at Chilliest 2015 got herself out of a ticket by winning a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. The 3 police officers let the girl go after she beat scissors with rock but they ended up getting in trouble when witnesses posted Vines and the videos went viral.
yVlWX TIL about the Great Green Wall — a UN project to stop the Sahara from expanding south
wgZY TIL Only 20-33% of the words in the English dictionary are Germanic in origin, but among the 25 top nouns, verbs and adjectives the percentages are 60%, 80% and 68%, respectively.
QNx99 TIL that an air bubble in a tire is extremely dangerous, and even a small one can lead to a catastrophic failure.
QJOJ6 TIL the Titus cut, a female haircut that became popular during the French Revolution, was inspired by the way executioners would cut the hair of people going to the guillotine. A red ribbon could also be worn around the neck to further symbolize the guillotine victims.