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TIL that an astronauts space suit costs roughly $12,000,000 USD.

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b9G99 TIL that the Republic of Vanuatu (on a small Pacific island) has an underwater post office, and a post box on the rim of an active volcano
5pBD TIL not only is Thriller by Michael Jackson the highest selling album of all time at 110 million worldwide, it’s total sales are greater than the number two (Dark Side of the Moon) and three (Back in Black) albums on the same list combined.
o5Z7 TIL Yogendra Singh Yadav, a soldier of the Indian army, climbed up a vertical, snow-covered cliff face while under machine gun and rocket fire. Despite taking three bullets, he managed to finish the climb, grenade a bunker and then kill four enemy soldiers in hand to hand combat.
M7DMB TIL 90s dance club anthem 'Insomnia' by Faithless was inspired after Maxi Jazz had dental surgery and was up all night with pain. He wrote the lyrics in 20 minutes and laid down the vocal track in 25 minutes. The song is unique in that the main keyboard riff does not appear until nearly the end.
R7Dvl TIL the black paint band around a windshield is actually there to keep the sun from degrading the windshield adhesive