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TIL according to BP at today’s production levels there are 53.3 years’ worth of oil left in the earth.

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grnR8 TIL that "heat lightning" is just regular lightning that has been observed from far away, and thus able to be seen but not heard. It is not a different type of lightning.
1aE58 TIL that in 2017, church leaders in Papua New Guinea were concerned by a report that the Governor-General had been requested to sign 666 writs for an upcoming election. They were reassured by the Electoral Commissioner that the number merely reflected 6 copies of each writ for 111 electorates
ZVZv TIL the website Walt Jr. created in ‘Breaking Bad’ is a real website with a button to donate to the National Cancer Coalition.
4kmG5 TIL we shed .4 oz of skin per day
YpbeA TIL Jeff Bezos’ team tried to keep him and his estranged wife, Mackenzie, together with a $12,500-a-week intensive therapy retreat in Maui, Hawaii. Friends wanted the Amazon boss to agree to a 30-day physical separation from Sanchez, and encouraged Jeff and MacKenzie to undergo couples therapy.