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TIL that your wounds heal faster if you lick them. You instinctively do this for that reason. Tears help, too.

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R7E5j TIL that New Mexico was the original Sunshine State, unofficially using the slogan prior to statehood in 1912 and eventually adding it to their state license plates in 1932. However, they never made anything official, and Florida managed to adopt an official resolution and steal the slogan in 1970.
gML1y TIL that the Yamaha logo is actually 3 tuning forks
aZmN TIL That Tumbleweeds are actually living plants that pull their roots out of the ground when it gets too dry so the wind can blow them to a more favorable place, where they then re-plant themselves.
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