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TIL that there are support houses in Tijuana and Mexico for the U.S. veterans who have been deported. One such support house has tracked at least of 400 deported veterans

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Z84Y4 TIL dogs are prosocial, meaning that they volunteer to help or share with others, even when there might not directly be any benefit to themselves.
LQ0od TIL Apollo 15 astronaut Dave Scott got his drill stuck on the moon during an experiment. When he reached a depth of 5.3 feet, lunar soil particles rode up the helix of the drill bit and halted its momentum, postponing his task. The drill chuck was later auctioned for almost $50,000 in 2016
4odb TIL that (almost) everybody is your 16th cousin
PJke TIL: In China, it’s illegal to use a wordplay or a pun in advertising or on television.
j66kR TIL George Lucas not only gave his blessing to make Spaceballs, he also handed the movie over to his effects company, Industrial Light and Magic, to provide the space effects and postproduction.