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TIL Mexico isn't the true legal name of the government. It's actually "The United Mexican States" and it's used in formal government functions. The country has actually discussed changing the name since "Mexico" has become the common identity.

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ymp8 TIL when Australian driver Alan Jones won the 1977 Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix, the race organisers didn’t have a copy of his national anthem to play at the podium ceremony (unaware that it was God Save The Queen). Instead, a drunk person played “Happy Birthday” on a trumpet.
WO1Y TIL That NASA has a list of accurate space technology terms that writers can use in Science Fiction stories
yVlx8 TIL the net worth of Saudi Arabia's royal family, estimated at $1.4 trillion, is approximately 16 times greater than that of the British royal family, which has a net worth of $88 billion.
Z8bVG TIL that Black Garden Ant queens can live up to 15 years. Some have even been reported to live up to 30. Worker ants even live to at least 4 years.
vP847 TIL the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, first built in 1952 and still in use today, is commonly referred to as BUFF or Big Ugly Fat Fucker/Fella