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TIL the most expensive mansion ever built in the US ($179,925,000), was demolished 16 years after completion when the owner’s widow sold the property to a developer.

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XEOAX TIL there is virtually no scientific evidence that supports the purported health benefits of kombucha. There are also known adverse effects, including severe hepatic and renal toxicity.
4kaY5 TIL the Scorpions made a song in Japanese. The vocalist sung the first stanza and then gave up.
xVkdD TIL that the voice given for the A.I "Suit lady" aka "Karen" in Spider Man: Homecoming was none other than Jennifer Connelly who also happens to be the wife of Paul Bettany, the actor who voices J.A.R.V.I.S in the Iron Man films and later as Vision.
QNxBM TIL that Wales, Walloon, and Cornwall are derived from the proto-Germanic word “Walhaz” meaning “foreigner,” specifically a Roman.
rNkeW TIL There was going to be an Austin Powers racing game on the SEGA Dreamcast by Rockstar but it was cancelled