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

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RRrw TIL that there are 57 signals that Google looks at to personally tailor one’s query results and that there is no standard Google anymore.
nWg77 Today I learned about Tveita gang- a notorious gang in Norway responsible for numerous acts of violence during the 80s and 90s. One member, Pal Enger was convicted twice for stealing Edvard Munch most famous paintings, leaving notes for the police thanking them for making it easy.
a8Mvo TIL about the Zveno project or “Flying Aircraft Carriers” in the 1930s, where a long-range mothership would carry up to 5 fighter planes
PYYWg TIL the Queen of England legally owns all unclaimed Swans in British waters. Each year her Royal Swan Marker conducts a census of Swans on the River Thames
OGldR TIL “most stars we see in the night sky have already died” is a popular myth. In fact, nearly all stars we see in the night sky are alive and well