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TIL That Mormon’s believe when Jesus Comes Back for the 2nd Time, he will rule from Jackson County, Missouri.

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78YMb TIL "Where In North Dakota Is Carmen Sandiego?" exists, developed by Broderbund and Minot Public Schools for the 1989 North Dakota Centennial. With 5,000 copies sold and only 3 known to have survived, it's considered "one of the rarest video games ever made."
PG8n TIL when John C Calhoun was discussing the secession of South Carolina, Andrew Jackson is alleged to have said “"John Calhoun, if you secede from my nation, I will secede your head from the rest of your body.”
6ERrY TIL in 2007, the Oklahoma State Senate passed a bill declaring the watermelon as the official state vegetable.
1a6Y8 TIL actress Kate Mara is the great-granddaughter of both Tim Mara (founder of the NY Giants) and Art Rooney (founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers). Her acting contracts have a clause stating that if any of these teams make it to the Super Bowl, she will attend the game before work.
JNjB TIL The King of Jordan, King Abdullah II, appeared as an extra on an episode of Star Trek and is currently building a Star Trek themed amusement park in Jordan.