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TIL there is a city in California named Calexico, which is right next to a city in Meixco named Mexicali.

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4XW6a TIL there was a dog officially held as a POW by the Japanese during World War II
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DQe4g TIL Vecihi Hürkuş was the first person to ever build an airplane in Turkey. When the plane was completed Hürkuş flew it for 15 minutes but was arrested by flying without a permit.
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LkZ7P TIL of Diego, a giant tortoise who helped "un-endanger" his species by having tons of sex. He & E5 (another male) brought the population from 16 to 2,000, and now the species is considered self-sufficient. Diego, after living in captivity for 90 years, is now retired at home in the Galápagos