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TIL Denver, CO has an official mayor's residence that no mayor has ever lived in. It was donated to the city in 1998 and none of the 5 mayors since that time has opted to move in.

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LQgkQ TIL that the Umayyad Caliphate destroyed Carthage in 698 AD after conquering the city from the Romans/Byzantines. This last destruction of Carthage put a permanent end to Roman Africa.
9wO6p TIL The first recorded divorce case in America was granted to Anne Clarke whose husband cheated and abandoned her
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N7L4P TIL Tenants in some cities have formed unions to organize rent strikes and avoid paying rent.