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TIL of a Malawian teenager who taught himself how to build a windmill out of junk and bring power to his village. He then went on to build a second, larger windmill to power irrigation pumps. He did this all from books he read in the library. (news.bbc.co.uk) 11342

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REI tilthat TIL that because of a mistranslation Jimmy Carter told the Polish people in 1977 that he desired them carnally and that he had left the United States to never return. via reddit.com postmarxed Imagine being a Polish citizen and you hear the American president say he's here to f k and he's not leaving Source: tilthat 12,610 notes

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TIL T.I.L. (Today I Learned) Often used as a space saver on websites such as Reddit or DIGG when writing the titles of links to interesting things the submitter has learned that day. TIL that a meter is the distance light travels in 299,792,458ths of a second. by zBriGuy August 20,2009 It 25581 182

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TIL of a Malawian teenager who taught himself how to build a windmill out of junk and bring power to his village. He then went on to build a second, larger windmill to power irrigation pumps. He did this all from books he read in the library. (news.bbc.co.uk) 11342

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