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TIL that "The Iodine State" was South Carolina's nickname in the 1930s and even on license plates, in an effort to promote the state's vegetables as having more healthy iodine than other other state's vegetables

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5VXm9 TIL that lower class Germans are stereotyped as giving their children names that sound exotic in German, such as “Kevin.” Prejudice against people with such names is strong enough that the term “Kevinism” was coined to describe it.
b9b70 TIL, Lake Angelus is Michigan's least populated locale to be legally designated as a "city", with a population of 290
AN0Po TIL the way the sun "gives" people vitamin D is by converting cholesterol in the skin to vitamin D.
ADvWg TIL Having resulted in 77 people dying in 9 years, Australia's Horses and Cows Are Deadlier Than Its Snakes and Spiders. Kangaroos killed 60 in that time, while snakes and lizards have only killed 23. Spiders haven't killed anyone since 1979
19JO TIL that the little dot on a lowercase “i” or “j” is called a “tittle”. There are ten tittles in this title.