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oRB7R TIL NYC could have been even larger. A referendum was held on the consolidation of NYC in 1894, which included residents of all the modern Boroughs as well as communities in Westchester County. Voters in Mount Vernon and Yonkers rejected consolidation.
jjMv TIL the best paid sportsman of all-time was the Roman charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles. Before retiring in 146 AD, Diocles had won 1,462 races, resulting in winning over 35,863,120 sesterces in prize-money. By today’s standards, that last figure would cash out to about $15 billion.
NN8E TIL the Yale Club of New York City had sufficient foresight and finances to purchase enough alcohol to quench the thirst of its members throughout the entire 14 years of Prohibition.
BoQy TIL that many of the largest charities in America are giant money making scams
DZdP TIL that in the 40s, computer memory systems used mercury as an acoustic medium. Alan Turing suggested gin as a cheaper alternative.