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TIL 20% of the United States' roads are in poor condition. This includes the 32% of urban pavements that are in bad shape.

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vxk4 TIL It took Quebec until 2006 to pay off its debt from hosting the 1976 Summer Olympics
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GAVJ1 TIL: NYC had a red light district during the Revolutionary War known as "Holy Ground" because it was on land owned by Trinity Church
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