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TIL that Mexico sent nearly 200 members of the military on a 20-day mission to support the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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JYR4V TIL that there are no squirrels in Australia
W7dX TIL that Redbox is trying to replace Ticketmaster by offering tickets for sale at Redbox with a 1$ fee.
OGkP6 TIL that the assassination of President WilliamMcKinley by Leon Czolgosz in 1901 led to the formation of modern-day Secret Service and also the FBI. In addition, after he was executed by electric chair a month after his trial Czolgosz's coffin was covered in acid so his body would dissolve.
w0lM TIL the letter “G” was originally invented by the ancient Romans as a variant of the letter “C”, which was then used to make both “G” and “K” sounds
xAgD TIL - A museum in Iceland has casts of the 15 erect penises of the Icelandic National Handball team, sculpted in silver to commemorate their 2008 silver medal in the Beijing Olympic Games.