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TIL BP refused to allow clean up workers to wear respirator masks while working with toxic chemicals following the Gulf spill because they were worried about the negative PR

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e0rvg TIL that Bolton Strid, an innocuous stream in England, had killed every person who's ever fallen in - because it's actually a giant underground sideways river.
QNPPe TIL that Steve Jobs delayed Cancer treatment for 9 months, then it was too late. Despite his cancer type being more treatable, he choose "herbal" medicine.
4Xgw TIL that with inflation, the original Star Wars made the equivalent of $1,428,519,200 today
kOmwW TIL about Anna Ladd, an American artist who, while living in France following WW 1, created hand painted copper masks for disfigured soldiers. This allowed soldiers who were despondent to become more comfortable with their appearance.
GYY5G TIL that Sheeran made his acting debut in 2014, a cameo role as himself on New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street