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8avwb TIL The NYC Metro Area has a bigger GDP than ALL of Mexico, Spain, or Australia. Effectively, that means that NYC makes more money than a first-world continent.
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0w1MM TIL that a retired U.S. Army sergeant and Vietnam veteran became the first paralyzed American to successfully finish the New York City Marathon. She used a robotic exoskeleton device to complete 26.2 miles over 3 days.
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