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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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b9gJ7 TIL the state name Idaho does not mean anything; despite claims that it refers to an Indian term, the man who suggested the name later admitted that he made it up.
Eg5nw TIL about the Chinese Tiangong space station, which has been permanently crewed since 2022.
dd67 TIL that armpit odor is completely dependent on a single gene (ABCC11) and that many East Asians (and almost all Koreans) do not need to wear deodorant because of this gene.
ZppRa TIL that Prince Philip's 'affectionate' nickname for queen Elizabeth was 'cabbage.'
J1KYB TIL About King Kahekili of Maui, and about how he Tatooed half his body black and nearly beat Kamehameha at Uniting the Hawaiian islands