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TIL that Interstate H-3 is the most expensive interstate per mile. It cost over $1.3 billion dollars for only 16.1 miles, totaling to over $80 million dollars spend per mile.

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pYP64 TIL of Patrice Lumumba- arguably the Godfather of Africa's reclaiming of independence. He led Congo to independence in 1960 (from a colony of Belgium). He was a charismatic leader who embodied the struggle for African unity, and the complete eradication of European colonialist power in Africa.
5Yv5r TIL that the first new US Quarter of 2020 features a bat on the back
kOLpB TIL that the United States $100,000 bill is the highest value banknote ever produced by the United States. It was never Legal Tender and was only used in transactions between banks.
n1jY TIL the primary reason why Ikea furniture is so inexpensive is its efficiency in packaging. Their chief goal in design is to figure out how to pack their furniture into a compact space and put more of them on each pallet.
pGR8 TIL Nicolas Cage owns a nine-foot tall pyramid in New Orleans and plans to be buried there