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TIL There is a $44,000 salary cap for doormen in NYC

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neo9r TIL AL-Jahiz, A Ethiopian Muslim suggested Evolution of New Species by Natural Selection in 776AD (150 AH), 1000 yrs before Darwin, in his "Book of the Animals"
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epPx6 TIL Wristwatches were originally designed to be worn inside your wrist, not outside.
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