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TIL the official name of Mexico is the United Mexican States.

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QJ4yL TIL that Chris Langan, "the smartest man in America" with an IQ reportedly between 190 and 210, began weight training at the age of twelve after repeatedly being physically beaten by his stepfather and stopped the abuse himself at the age of fourteen by throwing him out of the house.
Z88NB TIL NRA Board Member Ted Nugent sang a song about how he likes to have sex with 13 year old girls. He's never apologized for the song and is still a board member.
XmQX TIL that a Teenager Without a Vagina, Realized it When She Turned 17: Teenager can’t have sex or babies due to rare condition that left her without reproductive organs
9YxBB TIL Irv Gordon of Long Island, NY. has put more miles on his car than any other person ever. His 1966 Volvo P1800 currently has over 3 million miles and counting.
ZrpQ TIL DC police officer William West warned Ulysses S Grant, the sitting President of the United States at the time, about recklessly driving his horse-drawn carriage. The next day West saw Grant driving in the same manner and placed the POTUS under arrest. (Washington Post, NOV 7 1925)