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#130A: Endgame, Part 1

Knowledge Fight

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The U.N.

The United Nations was founded in 1945 at the Presidio Naval base in San Francisco. The U.N. complex was then built in New York City on land donated by John D. Rockefeller. A man named Williams Zen and Zekindorff Sr. owned 17 acres of Manhattan. He wanted to build a self-contained city with an airport on the roof that would have planes taking off from the middle of Manhattan 200 feet above the ground So he had this plan, second door Second door right? And he was like This is a good idea I can't do it because we can't afford it. It's one of the craziest things I've ever seen in my life.

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