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TIL the Chaco Culture National Historic Site in New Mexico containes ruins built between 800AD-1150AD and remained the largest structures in North America until the 1800's.

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vPB94 TIL that "Zombie Firms" are companies experiencing financial distress, unable to meet their debt obligations yet persisting in operations, raising concerns about their viability, especially with the prospect of rising interest rates.
6EO6Z TIL of the Gospel of Wealth - a manifesto written by Andrew Carnegie that urged the wealthy to avoid extravagance, reinvested into the community and for the state to impose progressive taxes on estates
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