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Mexico

  • The Mayans had a weapon called the “hornet bomb” which was an actual hornet’s nest thrown at enemies
  • In ancient Mexico (Tenochtitlan), a ritual ball game known as tlachtli was often played in which the losers were sacrificied to the Gods
  • Many English words came from the Mexicans: tomatoes, chocolate and avocado
  • Mexico introduced chocolate, corn and chilli to the world. The Aztecs loved chocholate
  • The Chihuahua was named after a Mexican state
  • Texas was actually once a Mexican state
  • The official name of Mexico is Estados Unidos Mexicanos (United Mexican States

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