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TIL That the biggest oil spill in US history was the Lakeview Gusher.....Lasted 18 months and spilled 9 million barrels of oil.

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d8QKQ TIL Galileo was a prolific writer of scientific dialogues and the first entirely new translation of his major writings for more than fifty years was only published in 2012
OoM91 TIL that the first foreign professional player of Chelsea FC only played home games, because he worked in a bank and was "by no means mad about football."
woYaP TIL that a blouse with a bow tied at the neck is called a lavallière, a name associated with the Duchess of La Vallière who was the first mistress of Louis XIV. It is also known as a Pussybow Blouse, because it resembles a bow on a pussy cat’s neck.
x6PDB TIL about the women-are-wonderful effect which is the phenomenon found in psychological and sociological research which suggests that people associate more positive attributes with women when compared to men
rR44M TIL Burger King is called Hungry Jack’s in Australia because of a single restaurant in Adelaide called Burger King