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TIL that a few people have been given at birth the first name Camera. According to the SSA, in 2003 it was the 8,511 most given baby boy name in the United States.

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egrk TIL the State of Mississippi borrowed $7 million from creditors in England to issue bonds for the creation of two state-owned banks, and rather than repay the debt, Mississippi amended its constitution to prohibit repayment in its entirety.
9wrMX TIL that pack rat middens may contain materials for up to 50000 years
xVekD TIL there are more statues of lions in the world than there are actual lions
XLMX TIL of the extinct American Lion that used to range all over the U.S. and into South America and was about 25% larger than today’s African Lion.
EYEx TIL that the Battle of Gettysberg, the bloodiest and most significant battle of the American Civil War, ended 150 years ago today.