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TIL the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, triggered by a deadly blast at a rig used by BP.

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ZpYAD TIL of the Bronx Zoo Most Dangerous Animal in the World exhibit of 1963, which featured a cage and a mirror, allowing visitors to see that it was humanity which was most dangerous.
81WP TIL that by the original definition, highly developed countries such as Switzerland and Sweden were seen as “Third World countries”
ZAnB TIL that evidence exists that OJ Simpson’s son was the one who actually killed his wife
awnjA TIL Joseph Faber invented Euphonia, an amazing device that simulated human speech in 1844; due to ridicule over his invention he destroyed it and himself in 1850
XdOj TIL that Carrie Fisher was one of Hollywood’s premiere script doctors, and fixed some of the industry’s most well known films before release