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TIL The National Archives sells a replica of the Resolute desk for $8000.

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VMyj8 TIL that ethereal singer Enya's vocals sometimes didn't translate well from existing Earth languages, so her collaborator Roma Ryan constructed an futuristic language called "Loxian" for her. Roma also created an online video game to educate others about Loxian culture.
VM060 TIL The USS Niagara was intentionally sunk in 1820 for preservation, and raised 93 years later for restoration.
vP1xD TIL that Bentley only uses leather from bulls for the upholstery of its cars, because they don’t get the stretch marks cows do.
Me8Q7 TIL when Lyndon B. Johnson was serving as president, he won Ronald Reagan's Dual-Ghia car in a poker game with him.
woNv8 TIL that Ivan IV “the Terrible” of Russia once tried to woo Elizabeth I of England and wrote her a letter blaming her lack of authority on her sex when she turned him down.