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TIL 9/11 Cost the US economy a total of $110 to $120 Billion dollars + an incalculable loss to the global economy

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Z8rOa TIL about the 'mystery soda machine" in Seattle, in operation from the early 90s to 2018. For 75 cents one could purchase a random can. Products included those that were discontinued decades ago or not available in the US. It's unknown who stocked the machine.
xVZpD TIL: Spain is the world's second largest exporter of bricks
9wlkD TIL of the governor of the Louisiana Territory and General James Wilkinson, who was revealed to have been a top spy for Spain, nearly 30 years after his death.
YpyjA TIL the Sun accounts for 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System
m1vRv TIL that one of the most successful military campaigns in the world was the Liechtenstein campaign during the Austro-Prussian war.The army did not kill anybody and the army that sent 80 men returned with 81 men.This was because they befriended a person from the other side during the war :)