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TIL the Mexican state of Yucután got its name when a Spanish explorer asked a Mayan what the land was called and he answered “I do not understand you” in Mayan language.

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R5WQ1 TIL of the Highway of Death, a six-lane highway between Kuwait and Iraq where US forces boxed in and then systematically slaughtered an estimated 1,000+ retreating Iraqi soldiers during the Gulf War. The devastation was so immense that President Bush Sr. declared a ceasefire the following day.
dwQ9 TIL that Lentil As Anything, a successful Australian restaurant, allows its customers to pay whatever price they feel for the food.
KOWg4 TIL It is estimated that 80 to 90 percent of all silent films are lost. According to research by Library of Congress only 14 percent of the 10,919 silent feature films released by major American studios between 1912 and 1929 is located and preserved.
O0d4 TIL that regular coffee drinkers have a decreased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and other health problems due to an unidentified component interacting with the caffeine.
jRkv TIL a Bosnian man faked his own death just to see who would come to his funeral. Only his mother showed up.