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TIL the state of Delaware has twice as many corporations as people.

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yW0l TIL the Aardvark is the lone species in its genus which is the lone genus in its family which is the lone family in its order.
LQjn0 TIL that Venice was built on a foundation of about 10,000,000 underwater wooden logs. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of Venice
x6aOD TIL that in 1839 a state law in Missouri made it illegal for Indians to reside in the state of Missouri. The statute was reinforced as late as 1899, and only repealed in 1909.
mdNY TIL research has found that ecstasy has robust anticancer properties, particularly for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
wLPY8 TIL that in 1967, the two factions involved in the Nigerian Civil War agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire so they could watch Pelé play an exhibition game in Lagos.