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TIL that more than 2000 baby girls in the US were named Khaleesi from 2014-2018

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WkQm8 TIL after the forced annexation of Hawaii, Prince Jonah, son of the last king of Hawaii, joined the GOP and ran for congress, succeeding. He served in the House of Representatives for 19 years, and is the only known royalty to have served in Congress.
QG6a TIL more Americans live in Mexico City than Wyoming.
PmEV TIL That a math cult lead by Pythagoras murdered the man that leaked the secret that the number root two was irrational.
9wAOX TIL The Man versus Horse Marathon, which has been running yearly since 1980, has only been won by a human three times, in 2004, 2007 and 2022. In all other years, a horse won.
XEvNj TIL the three Apollo 11 astronauts could not get life insurance for their historic space moon shot. To provide for their families in case of catastrophic failure, they autographed commemorative postcards, a friend had them postmarked the day of the launch and distributed to their families.