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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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Y7X5Z TIL Walter Johnson’s record of 3508 career strikeouts stood for nearly 50 years before 3 different pitchers (Ryan, Carlton, & Perry) each broke the record in the 1983 season.
b9E8Q TIL Madonna dated painter Jean-Michel Basquiat before she hit it big
x6BlD TIL the human body contains detectable level of precious metals like gold, silver and, platinum
9wBVM TIL thousands of stingray injuries are reported each year, but fewer than 20 cases of death have been recorded world wide since 1945.
dDje9 TIL In the 16th century upper class women wore Visards when outside. The black, oval masks kept their faces from getting tanned, which was associated with the poor. Attached to it was a string with a glass bead a woman would hold in her mouth to keep the mask on.