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TIL the International Space Station is estimated to be the most expensive thing ever built ($150 billion)

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8DnV TIL the Energizer bunny was intended to be a parody of Duracell, which advertised using a pink bunny mascot as early as the 70s (15 years before Energizer). However, Energizer got the trademark first, and last year sued Duracell for selling their original pink bunny packaging in some US stores.
ANXQn TIL: Confederate States Army general Robert E. Lee was married to George Washington’s granddaughter, Anna Randolph Custis.
Z8nrG TIL that the most common last name among American physicians is no longer "Smith", it's "Patel".
kZVd TIL that Bill Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, made demands for whiskey in the last days of his life and became belligerent when he was refused.
9Yk1Q TIL that most chewing gum made since WWII is based with synthetic petroleum polymers, making it non-biodegradable. Gum is the 2nd most littered object, and is expensive and time consuming to clean up.