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TIL Chevron operates a couple of gas stations under the name "Standard" since they own the trademark for Standard Oil and they have to use it

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p46p TIL Johnny Depp is descended from the first African woman to legally gain freedom from slavery
6E7XJ TIL: Nearly 3,000 euros are thrown into Rome's Trevi fountain every day, totalling over a million in the course of a year. There are regular attempts to steal the money but it is illegal to do so. The money has been used to fund a supermarket for the needy.
J1XPQ TIL of Thomas(ine) Hall; an intersex person for whom a Jamestown Court in 1629 could not determine their sex, and thus ruled they were both and ordered them to dress in men's and women's clothing at all times.
0JEv TIL That the pilot episode of The Lone Gunmen, an X-Files spin off, featured a government conspiracy to stage a terrorist hijacking of a 747 and fly it into the world Trade Center. The episode aired in March of 2001.
LvKV TIL of Missy, the most expensive cow ever sold. Worth $1,2 million, she is considered to be the top milk cow, being the top in both beauty and milk production. Her embryos alone are worth $3 million dollars in pre-signed contracts.