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TIL that NYC water pressure can reach up to the 6th floor. Taller buildings require a water tower installed on the roof. There are only two companies in NYC who make those towers.

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xVXBw TIL that in 1854, the Mayor of Los Angeles resigned to lead a lynch mob and then was re-elected
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