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TIL Texas has its own military force - the Texas State Guard that unlike the Texas National Guard isn’t subordinate to the federal government.

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awQQZ TIL that the 22 official languages of India use 13 different writing systems: देवनागरी, বাংলা, తెలుగు, தமிழ், ગુજરાતી, اردو‌, ಕನ್ನಡ, മലയാളം, ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ, ଉତ୍କଳ, ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ, ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ, العربية
xVEko TIL The maximum amount of money you can win in a single game of Jeopardy is $566,400.
Lg5m TIL that fake beauty marks and wearing wigs became popular in the 17th century because they covered up the scarring and baldness that was caused by Syphilis.
y04w TIL that Cast Away’s unopened FedEx box contained two bottles of salsa verde (per a deleted scene in the script)
ZAoR TIL many journalists speculate that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s private fortune ranges from $60-70 billion dollars.