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TIL Dr.Seuss wrote an adult book, but due to his inability to draw a sexy female it was a flop

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VBdvG TIL Architect Liang Sicheng proposed to Mao Zedong to save Beijing’s towering walls, which encircles the capital, in addition to establishing a new capital outside of Beijing to preserve its architecture. All plans were rejected
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