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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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P1OLO TIL the restaurant chain Hooters was incorporated on April Fools Day because the original six owners believed that their prospect was going to fail.
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