- Mexico City, the oldest captial in the Americas, is sinking at the rate of 6-8 feet a year because it was built on top of a water reservoir.
- Mexico introduced chocolate to the world...thanks, Mexico!
- The poinsettia was first was introduced by Dr. Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first US Ambassador to Mexico.
- In Mexico, the turkey was considered a sacraficial bird.
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