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TIL there was a Republic of Yucatán ... twice!
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TIL that Benjamin Franklin designed one of the first American coins, and instead of saying “In God We Trust,” it said “Mind Your Business.”
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TIL The Walt Disney Company had a deal to acquire Twitter in 2017, but decided to back off, saying "the nastiness is extraordinary” on the platform and thus hurting its family-friendly image. They opted out to instead buy 75% ownership in video-streaming technology provider BAMTech.
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TIL that researchers discovered a clam estimated to be 507 years old – the oldest-ever living animal – and accidentally killed it.
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TIL Finland is the world’s most stable society. It has the highest rate of literacy and the second-lowest level of corruption in the world.
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TIL that there are more than 20,000 abandoned villages in Russia.