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TIL when the United States was fighting in World War 2, they asked Mexicans to cross the border to work agricultural jobs.

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X0Xa8 TIL there are trams that survived the bombing of Hiroshima and are still in use today.
Jv4V TIL of the Fermi paradox, a concept that states that the apparent lack of life in the universe is proof that intelligent life always destroys itself before it can expand into space
yQ7xJ TIL of Chinook Jargon - A Creole Language Developed in the mountainous regions of western Canada the Pacific Northwestern US.
w8WW TIL that one of the most famous pubs in Australia is the Young and Jackson Hotel. It is famous for its portrait “Chloe” of a very nude 19 years old girl, which hangs over one of the bars. It was considered scandalous at the time, but still hangs there.
LVYP TIL 400,000 ex-rental cars are sold in the UK every year. Many are tagged as vehicles with “one previous owner”.