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TIL that the Empire State Building only took a little over a year for its construction to complete (410 days — twelve days ahead of schedule).

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5VMlR TIL the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the Middle East and north Africa is the highest globally at 16·2% and is estimated to increase to 19·3% by 2045
dDDeB TIL the oldest operational commercial passenger plane is in the fleet of Canadian Operator Nolinor Aviation and is circa 48 years old
WVd9 TIL a Titanic II is being built by an Australian billionaire. It will be an exact replica of the first and even serve the same meals.
W7Gl8 TIL about the Republic of Winston, a county that, during the American Civil War, attempted to secede from the state of Alabama. Their thinking was, " if a state could secede from the Union, then a county could secede from the state."
9wner TIL the word 'shampoo' comes from the Hindi term 'champoo' which means ‘kneading’ or ‘massaging’