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TIL that the first state to introduce a stylized license plate was Idaho. In 1928, they put a big potato on theirs.

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N7LZN Today I learned that the four turtles in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are named after Renaissance artists; Leo is Leonardo da Vinci, Raph is Raphael, Mike is Michelangelo, and Don is Donatello.
vPmwL TIL a coal mine in China operated steam powered trains as recently as 2022, and that new steam locomotives were produced well into the 80s and 90s
OobxX TIL that warts (rough and hard growths on the skin) are caused by the Human Papilloma Virus, the same virus that causes cervical cancer.
B9kD TIL that 3 banana companies once overthrew the government of Honduras.
G9eQ TIL The transliteration of the name “Jesus” from Hebrew to English is “Joshua”. “Jesus” is the English derivative of Jesus’ Greek name. Mary would have called her son “Joshua”.