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TIL at $1.5 trillion, the Greater New York area's contribution to the US economy not only outstrips all other regions in the Unites States, it also exceeds the GDP of all but 11 countries.

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OGDX1 TIL that medicines are the third largest cause of death in the world after heart and cancer.
XEPEX TIL Shorter penises increase more in length than longer ones when they become erect. Research based on the penis measurements of 2,770 men found that shorter penises increased by 86% when erect, nearly twice that of longer penises (47%).
vgmj TIL if we eliminated all mosquitoes there would be little ecological damage aside from the loss of chocolate, of which mosquitoes are the main pollinator
rNkBx TIL: The Sagrada Familia Church in Barcelona has been illegally built without a permit for 137 years.