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TIL due to an oversight, Ohio wasn't officially admitted into the union as a state until 1953. As Congress never took a formal vote in 1803.

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KpWB TIL that Russia has a monument to laboratory mice, to celebrate their contribution to science
QWY6 TIL there was a man so dedicated to April Fools, he flew hundreds of tires into a dormant volcano in Alaska and set them on fire. Fooling the local populace, and coast guard into thinking the volcano was active.
yQx7X TIL Dexter Holland, the frontman of the american rock band The Offspring, has his own brand of hot sauce called "Gringo Bandito"
alx9 TIL; there have been at least 9 confirmed political assassinations in the United States since 2000
7xYx TIL Pee Wee Herman’s father was one of 5 founding pilots of the Israeli Air Force in Israel’s War of Independence. It is widely believed that he with the other four volunteer pilots changed the course of the War of Independence thus establishing Israel.