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TIL about the Canadian Coast Guard's protocol for cleaning up oil spills.

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NmAE TIL that the southern United States converted all its railroads from broad gauge (5 feet/1.524 meters) to standard gauge (4 feet 8 1⁄2 inches/​1.435 meters) in 36 hours starting on May 31, 1886
78JEM TIL In Darabont's original vision for the end of The Shawshank Redemption, Red is seen riding a bus towards the Mexican border, leaving his fate ambiguous. Glotzer insisted on including the scene of Red and Andy reuniting in Zihuatanejo.
d8Bl9 TIL Meat Loaf has sold over 200,000 copies of his first album Bat out of Hell (1977) every year for the past 40 years, making it one of the most successful albums of all time.
Lkxb9 TIL that the acapella band from the 90’s Kid TV show “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego” is not only still together but still touring. DO IT ROCKAPELLA!
9YVDr TIL IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad started his journey to becoming the 8th richest man in the world at age 5, by selling matches to his neighbors. He bought matches in bulk, cheaply & re-sold them at a very low price while still making a good profit, the same basic model used later at IKEA.