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TIL: The International Space Station weighs almost 463 tons (925,300 lbs)

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1la4 TIL that the concept of a zombie apocalypse is four thousand years old. In the heroic epic about him, Gilgamesh, the mythical king of Uruk spurned the advances of Ishtar, the goddess of fertility. She became enraged and threatened to “raise the dead who will outnumber the living and devour them.”
nWwxG TIL that traditional Japanese sword forging techniques produced a uniquely layered steel microstructure that was key to the legendary balance of sharpness and resilience in samurai swords
D1GbV TIL the United States of America not only used the Marshall Islands as a nuclear bomb test site, but also used the Natives as Guinea pigs for their radioactive experiments.
p8ANN TIL about nine out of ten Lincoln Town Car buyers were over the age of 65.
DQDMD TIL the most expensive movie poster ever sold at auction was from the 1927 lost film London After Midnight. The winning bid ($478k) was by Metallica’s guitarist Kirk Hammett. The poster is displayed in his collection at Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum for all to appreciate