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TIL despite sanctions, ExxonMobil has been (and still is) drilling and producing oil in Russia via a loophole that has since been closed.

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49o TIL that the inventor of the Super Soaker reinvested most of his earnings from the toy into energy technology research.
ZLBR TIL 3M company name stands for “Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company” = 3M
YpMdZ TIL Puppies’ cuteness peaks right when they need humans most, study finds
x64Bo TIL about the 1875 Dublin whiskey fire, where a river of whiskey flowed through the streets, leading to 13 deaths from alcohol poisoning instead of burns or smoke inhalation.
VMpwp TIL: Avatar (2009 Film) required 4,000 servers, 35,000 CPU Cores, 104 TB of RAM, and 3 PB of Network Area Storage in a 10,000 sq ft farm to render the movies effects