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TIL the State of Kansas is literally flatter than a pancake.

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69yL8 TIL the official name for Mexico is the "United Mexican States".
Y7g8A TIL in 1956-1957, the chinese communist party (ccp) launched a campaign called "hundred flowers movement" where they encouraged chinese citizens to give their opinions about the communist party. it failed. then mao zedong, conducted an ideological crackdown to those who criticized the party.
vPDr TIL that this Honda commercial was produced without the use of any CGI. It took 605 takes, and consists of two continuous shots stitched together.
GaYJ TIL Contrary to popular belief wooden cutting boards harbor less bacteria than plastic ones after normal cleaning.
8e91X TIL about Tulare Lake, once the largest body of freshwater west of the Mississippi for thousands of years (3.5x larger than Lake Tahoe), resided in California's Central Valley before it all but completely disappeared in the late 19th Century primarily due to agriculture.