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TIL that the Mexican state of Morelos, once the center of the Mexican Revolution, still nominally claims independence from Mexico, with their official name being the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos

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LQ5Qm TIL that 90% of video game sales in 2022 were digital.
DKnD TIL that Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, once wore a rhino costume while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for a charity to save endangered rhinos.
epK6b TIL that in Ancient Rome, citizens and soldiers drank an average of 100 gallons (~450 litres) of wine per year
VWo4 TIL fresh snow can reflect 80% of UV light and can cause “snow blindness” which is a painful sunburn on your eyeball
aJOb TIL that Traces of coca and nicotine found in some Egyptian mummies have led some to speculate that Ancient Egyptians may have traveled to the New World (America).