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TIL the radio observatory that detected "The Wow! Signal" was dismantled to build a golf course.

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J1wZV TIL Women's United Soccer Association was the world's first women's soccer league were all players were paid as professionals. The league was founded in 2000 and folded in 2003 after making cumulative losses of around a USD100 million.
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