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TIL the world’s tallest building was supposed to be called The Burj Dubai, but when they ran out of money, the Sheik of Dubai had to ask his big brother to bail them out. Big brother, known as Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan obliged, but they had to name the building The Burj Khalifa.

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