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TIL that Pluto is the official state planet of Arizona

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e0vdk TIL that while Mexico only drinks 50% more soda per capital than the US(100L & 150L respectively), the Mexican state of Chiapas drinks 820L per capital every year(2.2L per day) due to the drink being introduced into the religious activities of the Mayan people of the region
P1KlV TIL that white, black, and green, and red peppercorns are all derived from the same plant, Piper Nigrum. Pink peppercorns, however, do not.
8MX8 TIL Louis Braille, the inventor of the reading and writing system for the blind Braille perfected it when he was just 15
0vL TIL Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen didn’t know how to play chess until they learned it to shoot X-Men.
b60e0 TIL Wilhelm II received the Order of the Garter as a birthday present for his 18th birthday by his grandmother, Queen Victoria