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TIL that during the COVID lockdown in April 2020, US oil prices went negative for the first time ever, falling to -$37.63 per barrel, as demand collapsed and storage filled up, forcing sellers to pay buyers to take oil off their hands.

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1aLBX TIL that the reason that the anime Paranoia Agent had a bombastic and energetic opening is because its creator, Satoshi Kon, was well aware that his anime was being viewed at night. The opening would grab your attention and then the soft ending would lull you to sleep.
WkD8N TIL that the Poison Ivy rash itself is NOT contagious. You can only get Poison Ivy from another person if they still have the oil from the plant on them.
GAZ7g TIL that before the 1872 photo series 'Horse In Motion' no one knew how horses move their legs in gallop as it is too fast to see with the naked eye. Before then they were frequently painted with their legs stretched out at both ends which is not in fact a part of any horse gait.
d6l8 TIL Marge Simpson from the Simpsons has such huge hair as Matt Groening originally wanted her to be an anthropomorphic bunny, concealing rabbit ears under her hair
x7BB TIL there is a form of Kryptonite, known as Pink kryptonite, that can turn Superman gay.