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TIL the state of Louisiana is named after King Louis XIV of France.

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m1nLR TIL 1816 was the "Year Without a Summer," due to very low temperatures. People believed the Sun was about to extinguish as large Sunspots were visible on it's surface, spreading doomsday panic. In actuality, the cause was due to Mt Tambora, the largest volcanic eruption in human history.
mxBmE TIL that money can actually buy happiness - perhaps even without limits. Previous studies assumed the well-being plateaus would be at 75.000$ yearly income per household.
LQvZV TIL the Original London Bridge is currently in Lake Havasu Arizona
W7Yv9 TIL that the Nazis funded search missions for the holy grail and other mythical objects, which were an inspiration for Indiana Jones
W79kL TIL that NBC had another sitcom in the works at the same time as Seinfeld also named for its main actor called Ann Jillian that scored better with test audiences than Seinfeld's pilot episode and NBC executives gave a full season order. It was canceled after just one season.