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TIL In order to work in the CIA cafeteria, a candidate needs to pass a Top Secret SCI background check.

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VM7Y8 TIL Frank Lloyd Wright cranked out his masterpiece Fallingwater in just 2 hours — the time it took his client to make his surprise visit en route from Milwaukee to Wright's studio at Taliesin.
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