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TIL the former Valencia street circuit, which once hosted Formula 1 racing between 2008 and 2012, cost $300 million to build and is now a shanty town occupied by migrants.

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rRE9e TIL that when Bill Cosby won 3 Razzies in 1987, he insisted that he wanted a real trophy. His original Razzie was worth $1.97, but the Fox Network made him real ones out of 24 carat gold and Italian marble, costing $30,000. He was the first actor to claim any Razzie.
QJBBe TIL that any commoner in the Choson Dynasty can get government posts if they win a stone battle tournament sponsored by the King.
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