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TIL that the name Arizona does not come from Spanish, scholars disagree on whether it actually originates from the native O'odham name "alĭ ṣonak" (good spring) or from Basque settlers who called it "haritz ona" (good oak).

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WlLN TIL A Mexican man told his daughter he worked at the WTC. She never heard from him again after 9/11 – she’s certain he died in the attacks. Authorities wonder if he used the tragedy as a chance to start a new life in California and didn’t tell her. They removed his name from the 9/11 memorial.
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