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TIL out of the 50 U.S. states, 46 allow a person to just decide their name has changed & start using the new one with no paperwork required.

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78axr TIL that the mascot of the city of Hidalgo, TX is a 10-foot high, 24-foot-long killer bee statue. It was erected in 1992 to commemorate Hidalgo as the first American city to be invaded by an aggressive strain of African bees that resulted in public panic. The bees were initially released in Brazil.
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