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OoX6g TIL Some 10 percent of Dongguan's more than 8 million population is said to engage in sex work. It is estimated that at its peak there were more than 250,000 sex workers and brothels are often disguised as hair salons or karaoke bars
NX8GE TIL US Air Traffic Control towers are generally not considered "buildings" because they do not meet the criteria. This is mainly because a significant portion of their height is not occupied space (<50%) and fall under the category of "telecommunications/observation tower."
6Oml TIL Winston Churchill was seriously injured in NYC in 1931 when he was struck by a car while attempting to cross the street. Accustomed to British traffic, he looked the wrong way and, seeing no cars, stepped into traffic. He went out of his way to ensure the driver of the car did not get blamed.
LklBd TIL Winston Churchill once said that one of life's four essentials was cold champagne and so he drank over 42,000 bottles of champagne during his lifetime(about two bottles a day). The other three essentials were hot baths, new peas and old brandy
0dGLp TIL of Ted Ngoy, former "Donut King" of California. A refugee who fled to America from the Khmer Rogue, he went from penniless to owning over 50 donut shops. He helped fellow refugees by teaching them the skills they would need to work and run their own shops, employing them at his many shops.