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TIL Despite having no official relations between both countries, Indonesia covertly bought A-4 combat jets in the 80s and sent pilots and technicians to learn how to operate them. The pilots went as far as going to the US to take pictures of themselves at various landmarks to provide a cover story.

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b60oE TIL in 2020, 68-year-old actress Ana Obregón lost her only son to cancer at 27. After his death, she used her son's frozen sperm to grant her wish of having a granddaughter (via surrogacy) who she's currently raising as her daughter.
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