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TIL that in the 2010 BP gulf oil spill BP and the US Coast Guard used a “chemical dispirsant” that they claimed broke up the oil. Instead it just sank the oil temporarily, made it 52x more toxic, did nothing to clean it up, and is extremely poisonous. BP knew all of this before using it

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7rJ7Z TIL the Stasi, East Germany's secret police force, employed around 90,000 full-time staff, assisted by around 170,000 unofficial informants and countless other occasional collaborators. It is estimated that there was one agent or informant for every 6.5 people living in the GDR.
69AwW TIL that pythons and boa constructors are the only types of snakes that have legs, although they are really tiny
a8AjL TIL that the Pink Floyd release of Dark Side of the Moon was 50 years ago!
neK4r TIL Near the end of filming the movie Matilda, Mara Wilson's mother passed away from breast cancer. Director Danny DeVito was able to show a near final cut of the film to her so she could see her daughters performance. The movie is also dedicated to her memory.
AOgw TIL in 2001, the heir to the Nepalese throne killed the entire royal family before turning the gun on himself.