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TIL that during World War II, Mexico contributed a squadron of P-47 fighters to the war against Japan - and they were the only military unit to ever fight outside of Mexico's borders.

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BgB1r TIL the first mention of a double-nosed dog in the Amazon jungle was in 1913 by Percy Fawcet after an expedition there. But no one believed him & the dog remained a cryptozoological beast until the 2000s when John Blashford-Snell returned with photo evidence of the Double-Nosed Andean Tiger Hound.
RpkQ TIL that Mars soil can create fluorocarbons, a greenhouse gas. This can be used to heat the cold planet up, one of the first steps of terraforming.
7wkZ TIL that Jimi Hendrix lived in the same London apartment block, on Brook Street, that the composer Handel lived in two centuries before. It is now known as Handel House.
Jg9m TIL that mustard is great for burns on your skin. It reduces or completely removes the pain.
8avka TIL toasters cause nearly 800 deaths annually due to electrocution and fires.