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Today I Learned that the Exxon Valdez disaster led to the creation of Credit Default Swaps, the financial instrument that massively contributed to the Global Financial Crisis.

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b9b7 TIL: The Fallen Astronaut Memorial sculpture and plaque (the only piece of art on the moon) was smuggled onto Apollo 15 and installed in Mons Hadley without the knowledge of NASA and has not been commercialized.
EEXw TIL That a Mexican drug cartel personally welcomed the Pope to Mexico, and pledged not to cause any violence during his visit.
Bg7Lx TIL: In 1842, John Francis aimed a pistol at Queen Victoria but the gun did not fire and the assailant escaped. The following day, Victoria drove the same route in an attempt to bait Francis into taking a second aim. As expected, Francis shot at her, but he was seized by plainclothes policemen.
6e4Z TIL that Arnold Schwarzenegger calls RED SONJA his worst film, yet he claims that it’s an excellent disciplinary tool for his children: “I tell them, if they get on my bad side, they’ll be forced to watch Red Sonja ten times in a row. Consequently, none of my kids has ever given me much trouble.”
A9xw TIL The Gulf of Tonkin incident which the U.S. Government used as an excuse to start the Vietnam War according to 2005 declassified papers never actually happened.