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TIL in 1991 there was an oil spill in the Persian Gulf, more than 10x more oil than the Exxon Valdez that was never cleaned up.

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x69Y7 TIL - Cyprus, a Mediterranean island had its own species of dwarf elephants and hippos
78lZ7 TIL Disney produced an educational film in 1946 called The Story of Menstruation that was the first production ever to use the word vagina
Ooa4e TIL some Jewish males celebrate a second Bar Mitzvah at age 83, under the logic that the Torah states a normal lifespan is 70 years, thus an 83-year-old can be considered 13 in a second lifetime. This practice is becoming more common as people live longer, healthier lives
ADjLl TIL of a con man in the early 1900s who made successful attempts to sell the Brooklyn Bridge (which he did not own).
ne8jd TIL teff, the staple food crop of Ethiopia, is a highly nutritious "superfood" like quinoa. After US and European health food trends created a huge demand for quinoa, prices skyrocketed in Bolivia, where it is a staple food. Fearing their own food shortage, Ethiopia banned the export of teff in 2006