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John Gotti had his neighbors body dissolved in a 55 gallon drum of acid for accidentally running over and killing Gottis 12 year old son.
The first "Prime Day" back in 2015 was called a “digital garage sale” and "Internet’s Worst Clearance Rack." One of the best deals featured was a $1K, 55-gallon bottle of lube.
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The Co-founder of Cards Against Humanity sent Oregon militia 55-gallon tub of lube after other pranksters send sex toys
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In the US, a "barrel" of oil is 42 gallons instead of the more common 55 gallon barrel. This comes from the original method of storing oil in readily available alcohol barrels of the time.
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One of the first steel pan musicians to use a 55 gallon oil drum for creating the steel pan was Anthony Williams. He also invented the 'spider web pan" which is the popular choice for tenor pans.
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The steel-drum originated in oil-rich Trinidad and Tobago, from discarded 55 gallon petrochemical drums
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Gangster John Gotti had his neighbor's body dissolved in a 55 gallon barrel of acid for accidentally running over and killing his 12 year old son
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I learned the coolest thing you could ever do with a 55 gallon drum is turn it into a rocket.
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A Bunghole is an actual thing, for filling and emptying non-opening 55 gallon steel drums.
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The Co-founder of 'Cards Against Humanity' sent a 55 gallon barrel of lube to the Oregon Militia to complement all the sex toys people were sending to them.
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You can buy a 55 gallon drum of sexual lubricant on Amazon.
