Exxon Valdez

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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Invention

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Science and technology

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What Wikipedia says

Exxon Valdez was an oil tanker that gained notoriety after running aground in Prince William Sound, spilling its cargo of crude oil into the sea.

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