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TIL: currently less than 40% of Iranians self-identify as Muslims

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eO8E TIL: That at age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family’s home.
VMDL4 TIL when Prohibition was enacted in USA, it took less than an hour for the first documented violation of it to happen
J1DAm Today I learned that the Scottish terrier is actually one of five terrier breeds that originated in Scotland. It is also known by the more specific name "Aberdeen terrier".
jW5E TIL that the US army wanted to master memes to influence enemies and the population in 2006
NpZQ TIL the machine largely regarded as the world’s first motorcycle, built in 1867, had a twist-grip throttle - an idea that has not been bettered since.