Department of Things You Didn't Know Until Now

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It's Gitmo's birthday! 105!

The United States of America and the Republic of Cuba, being desirous to conclude the conditions of the lease of areas of land and water for the establishment of naval or coaling stations in Guantanamo and Bahia Honda the Republic of Cuba made to the United States by the Agreement of February 16/23,1903, in fulfillment of the provisions of Article Seven of the Constitutional Appendix of the Republic of Cuba, have appointed &c&c

Today In History
... 1903 In Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an area was leased to the US for a naval base ...

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1. Wikipedia is your friend

Guderhandviertel is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Dar Williams, Marquis Grissom, Master P and Liz Phair were all born the same month as me.

Kilkenny defeated Limerick to win the 2007 All-Ireland Hurling Championship.

There are towns named Kingston in NH, MA, RI, NY, AR, TN. UT, WA, OH, OK, PA, GA, IL, and MI.

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2. I didn't realize thar NH, MA, RI, NY, AR, TN. UT, WA, OH, OK, PA, GA, IL, and MI all

misspelled Kinston

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3. Ha!

Tar Heels, Wolf Pack or That School That Sucks?

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4. Heels, I spoze, but Pack is fine by me too -- and I don't sneer at Duck University either