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TIL the village of Rio Rico was part of the United States until the 1970s, when it was later ceded to Mexico.

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XG5Q TIL When casting his first Star Wars film, George Lucas needed a tall actor who could fit the role of Chewbacca. This led Lucas on a search which turned up Peter Mayhew, who says that all he had to do to be cast in the role of Chewbacca was stand up.
OoMPX TIL that after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, thousands of hair stylists and alpaca farmers donated over 19 warehouses worth of cut hair to absorb the spilled oil.
Y76Vv TIL The song "Happy Days Are Here Again" was recorded on the same day that the stock market crashed in 1929.
DYOg TIL that Ada Lovelace, considered the world’s first programmer, was the only legitimate child of the poet Lord Byron.
neem9 TIL- Even GitLab Has GitHub Account!