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TIL that with a GDP of ~$780 Billion, Manhattan would have the 22nd largest national GDP in the world if it were a country. Out of 213. That's bigger than Sweden.

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78lnM TIL Michael Caine legally changed his name to Michael Caine to help get through airport security quicker. He would have to waste a lot of time proving that his legal name was Maurice Joseph Micklewhite.
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yyOX TIL A 2009 search for the Loch Ness Monster came up empty. Scientists did find over 100,000 golf balls.