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TIL there was a Republic of Yucatán ... twice!

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69BGY TIL That a small cache of Roman coins were found in a ruined castle on Okinawa, Japan during an archaeological excavation in 2016, marking the first time Roman coins were found on the Japanese Islands. The coins depicted Emperor Constantine the Great, who ruled from 306 to 337 AD.
nebJW TIL the Russian victory over Napoleon using attrition warfare was inspired by George Washington's victory over the British in the American Revolution.
Bo6e TIL that the introvert’s brain treats interactions with people at the same intensity level that it treats encounters with inanimate objects.
MP5m TIL that a snail spent years glued to a card in the British museum before they realized it was alive
G0LN TIL that in 2012, Walmart held a contest, in which the rapper Pitbull would perform in a Walmart with the most likes on its FB page. After the #ExilePitbull Twitter campaign, the shop in the remote island town of Kodiak, Alaska, ended up winning.