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TIL the official name of Mexico is "The United States of Mexico".

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R5r7a TIL Willow Creek, California is known as " Bigfoot Capital of the World" and has a Bigfoot Museum housing 30 plaster cast footprints, including one measuring 16 inches. It is close to Bluff Creek, where the famous Patterson Gimlin Bigfoot footage was filmed
GAeyG TIL of the Socorro springsnail. This critically endangered snail only remains in a single New Mexico spring, which is on private property; since the owner has denied access since 1995, the current population and status of the species is unknown.
e0aPE TIL: Brushing your teeth can significantly reduce your risk of having a heart attack or stroke.
grV14 TIL that British mathematician Lord Kelvin was so confident in his abilities, he once is said to have sent a servant to find out who was the second-highest scoring student in a mathematical competition at the University of Cambridge. The servant returned and replied "You were, sir".
5V7oD TIL - Pope Leo XIII was the first Pope whose voice was recorded on audio. He also drank Vin Mariani, wine laced with cocaine