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TIL that there is a lightbulb that has been burning since 1901

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OGEZg TIL Mexico has a state called the State of Mexico whose official name is just Mexico
e0Jak TIL that, unlike adult cataracts, which can be removed after years and normal eyesight is restored, severe pediatric cataracts must be treated within weeks or the brain will learn to permanently ignore the defective eye.
6p9m TIL Missy the cow, worth $1.2 million, is considered to be the top milk producing cow and also won every beauty contest she entered. Missy’s owners previously pre-sold 25 embryos for $230,000.
y8e8 TIL that in 1996 the NYT had the name of the winner in the elections as a clue and it worked regardless of the candidate.
lo6jG TIL that tennis great Roger Federer spent roughly $13.5 million on 81 pre-schools in Malawi, hoping to improve the lives of over 150,000 Malawian children by 2021.