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TIL that even though the Manhattan Project cost about $2 billion ($30 billion adjusted to 2024), it wasn't the most expensive project of WWII. The development of the B-29 Superfortress cost about $3 billion ($52 billion adjusted)

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d6xE TIL North Korea’s overall military power is actually ranked weaker than Canada, Australia, and even Switzerland.
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