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TIL that Tomahawk missiles cost $1.59 million

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MePVb TIL Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn's daughter Kevin was kidnapped from her home in 1993 with a $2.5 million ransom requested for her return. Instead of reporting the crime, Wynn quickly arranged delivery of $1.4 million in cash from the vault of the Mirage. She was returned unharmed.
yQo9V TIL that in 1977, members of the rock band KISS mixed their own blood with the red ink used to print the first KISS comic book.
VMjJ0 TIL that the lion population in India, the only one outside of the Sahara, has increased 30% since 2015.
78b1b TIL that Taco Bell once tried to open a hotel, and it sold out in 2 minutes.
awYo TIL that, in the aftermath of Katrina, the neighboring town of Gretna, whose levies held, turned away refugees from New Orleans at gunpoint