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TIL The International Space Station was sold as an $8 billion program. It ended up costing $100 billion.

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xjVo TIL Edward and Bella’s relationship in Twilight series meet all 15 criteria set by the National Domestic Violence hotline for being in an abusive relationship.
wL191 TIL of WW2 US Army Captain Moffatt Burriss who, along with two other me in a Jeep, accidentally stumbled upon a 15,000 strong German Panzer Corps outside of Berlin toward the end of the war. He approached the enemy commander alone and tricked him into surrendering his army and being taken captive.
6Eb78 TIL The longest song being performed, described as cataclysmic, played it's last note in 2013 and will play it's next note September 5th, 2020!
nexNb TIL all wild Venus Flytraps live within a 75-mile radius of Wilmington, North Carolina.
VyBG TIL that South Korea holds all the Olympics records for Women’s archery and 5/7 of the records for Men’s