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33 minutes ago, lacanteen said:

The city of Cincinnati has a subway system that was built but never used.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Subway

Some of the structures were repurposed. Others were just blocked off. You can still see a few tunnels if you travel on I-75 or visit the Natural History Museum.

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John Lennon received a letter from a student telling him his teacher made them analyze The Beatles’ lyrics. Amused by this, he composed “I Am The Walrus” with intentionally confusing and meaningless lyrics to baffle those who tried to analyze the song.

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FDR founded an organization to find a cure for polio, and believed that if everyone gave only a dime, polio would be eradicated. Because of this motto, after his death in 1945, FDR’s face was put on the dime, and his organization was renamed “The March of Dimes.”

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