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TIL More oil is spilled in the Niger delta every year than was spilled in 2010 by BP in the Gulf of Mexico.

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NaGQ TIL that TBS speeds up shows up to 9% to gain extra commercial ad time
D14er TIL Titanic's engines burned 600 tons of coal per day. 176 men worked around the clock to shovel it in by hand. 100 tons of ash was also ejected into the sea each day.
8ewNG TIL about Jospeh Simek, a Wisconsin bar owner who decided to create his signature pizza recipe. His pizza was a big hit selling 2,000 a day. He decided to name it after his bar that was situated next to a cemetary, Tombstone Pizza.
XEGBr TIL Robin Williams was asked to appear for the final night of Monty Python Live. He declined citing 'severe depression'. He committed suicide the following month. The DVD of the night was dedicated to Robin Williams upon release.
pYd4Q TIL the Ampex corporation in the 1950s sold the first 8 track recorder machine to musician Les Paul (solid body electric guitar pioneer). It was installed in Paul's home studio in 1957 for $10,000 which was roughly three times the US average yearly income in 1957 and equivalent to $107,000 in 2023.