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TIL the US Justice Department reached a settlement with BP over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. But the settlement turned out to be tax-deductible, meaning that BP could write off $13+ billion of the penalty.

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R7kP9 TIL ancient Germanic armies would fight with their women wailing loudly from behind their formations, to constantly remind them that they must be victorious or their entire families would be annihilated.
Oyb4 TIL The United States uses a larger percentage of its GDP on welfare than Canada, and only 2.9% less than Norway.
09ZA TIL there are documents that state that Pope Pius XII tried to perform an exorcism on Hitler at a distance, but failed.
v187L TIL That Jack in the Box was sued for running ads saying that Carl's Jr and Hardees were selling burgers made of cow anus
X0758 TIL: That flat earther Mike Hughes died after crash-landing a rocket he made to prove the earth is actually flat