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TIL that nearly a third of all the city Aldermen elected in Chicago between 1972 and 2012 have been convicted on corruption charges at one time or another.

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Oymg TIL that in 2014, only 10 vehicles can be considered “American made.” Only three of those are made by American companies, the rest are Toyota and Honda.
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XxKD TIL London has an elevated system of walkways between buildings that was more or less abandoned in the 1980s.
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