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TIL that chihuahuas are named after a place in mexico

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KO7Xw TIL the United States made Laos the most-bombed country per capita in the world, dropping more than two million tons of ordnance (an average of one ton per citizen) on Laos during 580,000 bombing missions between 1964 and 1973.
ZbvQ TIL: A former chemist admitted to the tampering of nearly 40,000 drug cases, making them falsely positive.
J1Bem TIL about Thesmophoria, an ancient Greek festival in honor of the harvest goddess, Demeter. It was restricted to adult women and the rites were kept secret.
oBYlA TIL the tribes forced to walk the Trail of Tears took 4,000 black African slaves with them.
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