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TIL it's unclear how the Mexicas were renamed the Aztecs. The term ‘Aztec’ has no very precise meaning.

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KYo9 TIL Leo Tolstoy wrote a book in 1908 called “Letter to a Hindu” in which he argued that the only way for India to gain independence from Britain was through non-violent resistance. Gandhi read this book and others by Tolstoy. They struck up a correspondence and the course of history was changed.
P15Qe TIL that cows form close friendships and experience less stress when they’re with their best friends.
AD1Pa TIL A cockroach will fart about every 15 minutes.
wLL47 TIL that lottery winners in Australia can choose to remain annonymous after an 8 yr was kidnapped for ransom then murdered after the father won a lottery in 1960.
4XXgN TIL that Skittles are currently made by the chewing gum company, called Wrigley.