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TIL that in 1976 the mayor of Montreal declared before the Olympic games that “The Olympics can no more lose money than a man can have a baby.” He was wrong. Mismanagement and gross cost overruns left the city with $1.5 billion of debt that wasn’t paid off until 2006.

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GYYOE TIL that faking the moon landing in 1969 would have been harder than actually going to the moon
yGVJ TIL A man outsourced his entire job to China while sitting at his desk browsing reddit
J16JB TIL that “988” has been designated for mental health/substance abuse/suicide emergencies instead of “911” starting July 16.
KOpgJ TIL Roman Emperor Nero used to dress in disguise to rob stores and mug civilians. One night he picked the wrong man, a senator named Montanus, who beat him within an inch of his life. Montanus later realised his error and apologised profusely, however Nero made him commit suicide as recompense.
E11rP TIL that North Korea has only 724 km of paved roads, one-fourth of tiny Luxembourg which has 2,899 km