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TIL that the Empire State Building was constructed in less than 15 months for $24.7 million, 57% of its original budget.

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BjeL TIL former President Jimmy Carter renounced his religion as a Southern Baptist in opposition to the way women were treated as inferiors to men.
jNb9v TIL, aside the Soviet Union, Vietnam was also responsible for the survival and rise of the Chinese Communist Party during Mao’s early days of formation and the Long March. Vietnam even sent one of their Communist party member who became a major general in the PLA.
JYgK4 TIL it is currently the year 4716 in China.
7QgP TIL In 1992, a man in Texas was sent to death row for murdering his kids by arson. He was executed by lethal injection in 2004. In 2009, through advances in technology, it was found that the fire was likely accidental. According to an expert, “There was no item of evidence that indicated arson.”
p0aZ TIL that in the 1950’s, TV shows were not allowed to use the word “pregnant” as it was considered indecent