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TIL that vodka & orange juice is called a screwdriver because oil workers in the Persian gulf used to discreetly add vodka to their orange juice while on the job, and lacking a spoon would stir it with a screwdriver.

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BgZxk TIL sportswriter Henry Chadwick (b. 1824), the "Father of Baseball" is credited with creating "K" as the designation for a strikeout. K is the middle sound of the word "strikeout", and other potential letters (S, T, R, I) already had meanings in baseball.
9YjpX TIL American country music is one of the most popular music genres in Nigeria
9YVbr TIL One Oil Spill Has Been Leaking Into The Gulf of Mexico For 14 YEARS and if it's not stopped (according government estimates) the leak could go on for 100 more years. Litigation is ongoing.
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