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TIL Nigeria has suffered a cumulative oil spill equivalent to the Exxon-Valdez. Every year. For the past 50 years.

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OjmL TIL the original One Hundred and One Dalmatians novel is very much like the movies. But it has a sequel about an alien dog coming to earth and putting all the humans to sleep so as to prevent nuclear holocaust.
D1XyP TIL that there are a number of countries with 2 or more capital cities
VMv90 TIL that in 1950 Venezuela was the 4th richest country in the world.
69PKQ TIL The Golden Girls was supposed to have a different theme song, Instead of Andrew Gold’s iconic “Thank You for Being a Friend,” the show’s producers wanted to use Bette Midler’s song “Friends,” However, the cost of buying the license was too expensive and they had to pass.
nxDY TIL There was a German pop star who knowingly spread HIV without informing her partners, and got only a 2 year suspended sentence and 300 hours of community service.