August 04, 2022
With a price tag exceeding $100 billion, plus billions more each year for maintenance, the International Space Station is the most expensive object ever made.
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Why Is Saffron So Expensive?
The ancient Greeks and Romans used saffron as perfume, and saffron is mentioned in the Chinese materia medica from the 1550s. Today the herb is also used as a cooking spice and a clothing dye. It’s now an essential part of some Eastern, Middle Eastern, and European dishes, such as the French
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