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TIL American Trillion is smaller than European Trillion.

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XEo96 TIL: Many of the Space Shuttles parts were produced exclusively by small mom and pop shops. When the shuttle retirement was announced, a lifetime buy of parts was made — when the Shuttle retired, the mom and pop shops retired with it.
pYPBQ TIL there are about up to 4000 species of cockroaches in the world, and the population exceeds 2.5 trillion roaches
l7JZ5 TIL: "Silhouette" is derived from the French finance minister, Étienne de Silhouette. de Silhouette's strict economies made his name synonymous with anything done/made cheaply. Before photography, silhouette profiles cut from black card were the cheapest way of recording a person's appearance.
OoZ9R TIL of the Setagaya family murders. After killing the entire Miyazawa family in their house, the suspect remained at the scene for several hours. He used their toilet (without flushing), ate their food, drank tea, used the family computer, and took a nap on their couch. The case remains unsolved
vPj4 TIL there was a version of Superman created where Superman was raised in the Soviet Union