Non-contractible simplicial complex and Euler characteristic 1

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Here is a list of non-contractible simplicial complex with Euler characteristic $1$:

  • non-homogeneous: an octahedron with an edge running through the middle (see this answer)
  • non-oriented: triangulation of the real projective plane (see this paper)
  • non-connected: triangulation of the disjoint union of a disk and a torus

Question: Is there a non-contractible homogeneous oriented connected simplicial complex with Euler Characteristic $1$?

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$(S^1 \times S^3) \#\Bbb CP^2$

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Let $X$ be a $2$-disk with two smaller open $2$-disks removed.

Then $\chi(X)=-1$ and therefore $\chi (X\times X)=(-1)^2 =1$.

Right?