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TIL that The New York City blackout of 1977 has 1616 building looted or destroyed and cost about 300 m $ damage

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l7B4r TIL that we have an almost entirely submerged mass of continental crust called Zealandia. Today,94% of the landmass remains submerged beneath the Pacific Ocean. New Zealand is the largest part of Zealandia that is above sea level, followed by New Caledonia.
W77Wd TIL That percussion instrument manufacturer, the Zildjian Company was founded almost 400 years ago during the Ottoman Empire.
16vN8 TIL about the cost of living today compared to the 1920s- 100 Years Ago
AyOx TIL that pepperoni is an American invention
11WX TIL that enough technology exists right now to create a solar-powered colony on the moon.