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TIL that Texas seceded from Mexico because slavery was illegal in Mexico

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w1kM TIL that Mexico is officially known as the United Mexican States.
x6oM5 TIL Vichy Pastilles were a digestive aid turned confectionery invented in 1825. The Vichy Regime of WW2 used the sweets as propaganda and did not ration them, unlike other foodstuffs. The name of the sweets is known to make some French citizens uneasy.
VBXO8 TIL In ancient and medieval times, King Solomon was not only considered a wise king, but also a prolific practitioner of magic, with several Grimoire's and Treatises on magic allegedly written by him
NXvPb TIL that the monobloc chair has received a polarised social reception, being described by some as "the real evil of globalization", while others have called it one of "the world's most perfectly designed object".
78L9Z TIL the Grand Mosque of Paris provided sanctuary to hundreds of Jews by hiding them within its complex, issuing them fake Muslim ID documents to help them escape detection by Nazis