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TIL in 2014 a Chinese company built 10 one-story homes in 24 hours using 3D printing technology. Each 2,100 square-foot building costs less than $5,000 to construct. The builder hopes the company’s 3D-printing technology will one day be used to build skyscrapers.

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WkrGL TIL due to laws enacted following the decades-long Japanese occupation of Korea, It is illegal to broadcast Japanese music and television dramas over terrestrial signals in South Korea to this day.
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