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TIL: Alaska’s oil tax credit program will pay more in corporate subsidies to small oil and gas companies than the state is forecast to collect in total oil production taxes.

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m18jP TIL that multiple undetonated bombs have been found in Pompeii. As a result of Allied bombing during World War II, it is estimated that between seven and ten unexploded bombs remain in the unexcavated portions of the site. The last time one went off was over thirty years ago.
4X8Db TIL of a band called Dread Zeppelin. A parody band, they perform Zeppelin material in a reggae style, sung by a 300-pound Elvis impersonator.
40PX TIL that a man blinded in the Russian Civil War went on to create an Olympic target pistol so radically different that it was banned from competition after 1956 … also Princess Leia used it in Star Wars
nybB TIL that Futurama has had four designated series finales, due to the recurringly uncertain future of the series. “The Devil’s Hands Are Idle Playthings”, “Into the Wild Green Yonder (Part 4)”, “Overclockwise”, and “Meanwhile” have all been written to serve as a final episode for the show.
enrg TIL … that fake poop has been a favored espionage tool.