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TIL Every year approximately 16 million gallons of oil runs off pavement into streams, rivers and eventually oceans in the United States. This is more oil than was spilled by the Exxon Valdez in 1989.

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QJn5L TIL of slotting fee: a fee charged to produce companies or manufacturers by supermarket distributors (retailers) in order to have their product placed on their shelves
XE1LQ TIL of 21-year-old Lieutenant Zvika Greengold, an Israeli tank officer who fought in the Yom Kippur War for 30 hours straight, destroyed up to 60 enemy tanks (swapping his own every time he sustained damage), and fooled the Syrians into believing they were facing a company sized force.
DyBP TIL William Kamkwamba built a windmill from gum trees, bicycle parts, and scrap finds, to power his family’s farm. Though he didn’t know English, he learned to built the windmill from English books and diagrams. Later, he dug a well and built an irrigation system, which helped grow crops more often.
ovlE TIL that the real Woody Doll’s voice from Toy Story is not Tom Hanks, but it’s his brother’s voice.
dMAZ TIL Pixar rewrote its animation system for the first time in 25 years to make the movie ‘Brave’