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TIL that after Equador ordered Chevron to pay $9 Billion to clean up an oil spill in 2011, Chevron pulled out of the country, and a US ruling blocked Equador from using US courts to persue them.

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l7kQA TIL Katy Perry’s halftime performance at Superbowl XLIX that saw the Seahawks and the Patriots face off in 2015, was seen by more people then the general game itself.
94AG TIL there are more public libraries than McDonald’s in the United States
j6YDE TIL that "uwu" is fucking older than a lot of ppl on earth
e01MJ TIL Joe Jamail was a billionaire Texas attorney, infamous in legal circles for his aggressive nature and colorful vulgarities (i.e. "you could gag a maggot off a meat-wagon"). He earned internet notoriety for a deposition video where he tried to fight the opposing counsel and the witness.
eym5 TIL the cereal Cookie Crisp was created by Purina, the pet food company.