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TIL Karl Marx was known for his extravagant and wasteful spending

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JY5D4 TIL Harry’s Bar was deconstructed in New York in 1911 and moved to Paris, where it was reassembled and is still operating.
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X9Gj TIL The only known surviving puppets from the iconic Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer film were rediscovered in 2005 on Antiques Roadshow. They were stored and forgotten in an attic in disrepair after being given to kids as toys.