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TIL The United States does not have an official language.

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p8DEG Today I learned that "Mundial Ronaldinho Soccer 64" is actually a bootleg version of "International Superstar Soccer 64" and since I'm so used to the Ronaldinho intro the actual one seems cursed (iconic part starts at 1:06)
OGooY TIL Edgar Whisenant, former NASA engineer, wrote a multi-million-copies-sold book about the Rapture happening in 1988. When it didn't, he wrote another one about it happening in 1989, then 1993, and finally in 1994. His predictions were unsuccessful.
5wO9 TIL the Canadian province of Alberta is one of the few places in the world considered to be rat free.
W76p8 TIL Pluto was discovered in 1930, and because of its extremely long orbital period (248 earth years), humans will not observe one whole orbit until 2178
N4vP TIL Mountain Dew was made to be mixed with whiskey