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TIL Mexico has a state called the State of Mexico whose official name is just Mexico

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gwvD TIL of Mariya Oktyabrskaya, who’s husband died in WW2 so she sold all of her belongings and built a tank “The Angry Girlfriend” for revenge. She became the first female tanker to ever win the Hero of the Soviet Union award
drKB TIL that a 51 year old man spent 30 years completely alone in the Alaskan wilderness. Richard Proenneke built a cabin entirely by himself featuring a fireplace, cache, and working door locks.
LQnV TIL a star named s2 has the fastest known ballistics orbit; it orbits Sagittarius A at 11,000,000mph (2% of the speed of light) and it is also accelerating.
loPPK TIL that Costco sells over 100 million hot dogs annually, which is more than every MLB stadium combined.
NZo8 TIL Muhammad ratified a document giving Christians freedom to practice their faith without interference from Muslims.