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TIL in 2004, a Wal-Mart was built on a section of Teotihuacan. Ancient artifacts were shipped off to dumps by workers who found them on the site.

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e09L5 TIL that the word "Podcast" came from "iPod + Broadcast"
aW79 TIL that as China’s economy and average income skyrocket, the levels of personal happiness and personal satisfaction are dropping at about the same rate.
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