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TIL it would take Vietnam an estimated 300 years and 10 Billion Dollars to clear its territory of unexploded bombs, shells and mines.

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4kXVN TIL that before becoming president of the Democratic republic of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh worked as a dishwasher at the Drayton Court Hotel in London, as a line manager for GM in Boston and a pastry chef in Brooklyn among other jobs.
Yp7A TIL that the severe decrease in crime rates in the 1990s is often attributed in part to the increase in abortions after Roe v Wade was passed in 1973.
aw05L TIL that in 1996 Dave Chappelle was in a spin off from Home Improvement, called "Buddies". It premiered on March 5, 1996 and was cancelled on April 3, 1996 after just five episodes.
W775B TIL that the Capitol was designed to have George Washington's tomb on public display. Both houses passed bills saying he should be buried there, and his wife consented, but due to various delays it took until 1830 for it to be viable. After an attempted theft of his head, the project was cancelled.
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