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TIL that as of 2010 the estimated cost of the International Space Station is $150 billion and is arguably the single most expensive item ever constructed.

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7rEdZ TIL that Einstein described quantum entanglement as "spuckhafte ferwirklung" or "spooky action at a distance" because it contradicted his Theory of Relativity
QnQ9 TIL that nitrous oxide was used primarily as a recreational drug in English parties for over 4 decades before doctors saw its potential in medicine.
R6El TIL Stephen Colbert founded a shell corporation in Delaware named Anonymous Shell Corporation so it could be given large donations to anonymously funnel into his Super PAC, he asked FMR. FEC Chairman Trevor Potter how it was different from money laundering. Potter’s response was “It’s hard to say.”
rQmW TIL the average high school kid today has the same level of anxiety as the average psychiatric patient in the early 1950’s
0dX4y TIL that Alexander the Great founded as many as 13 cities during his rule, ten of which had “Alexandria” in their name.