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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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rNRNe TIL there were several different types of Mammoths. The most known variety, the Wooly Mammoth, was one of the smaller kinds, and were comparable in size to modern elephants, At one time there were Mammoths living from North Africa, across all of Eurasia, and into Central America.
wxEY TIL Thomas Jefferson is accredited as the creator of the swivel chair, the first of which he created and used to write much of the Declaration of Independence.
9D5m TIL the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous demanded alcohol during the last few days of his life.
EllV TIL the term “Politically Correct” was originally used within the Communist Party in Stalinist Russia to describe which opinions on government were appropriate to hold and which were not.
awRoA TIL speaking two languages or more is good for your health. Research has shown that bilingualism can delay the onset of symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease by as much as 5 years.