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TIL that the Berlin Wall stood for 10,316 days, and that 2/07/18 will be 10,316 days since it has been gone

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9YBaG TIL of a city in the U.S. called George, Washington. The name was chosen by Charlie Brown, a local pharmacist, to honour the first U.S. president.
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