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TIL that Queen Elizabeth had the nickname of Gary thanks to Prince William mispronouncing Granny.

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rRWgx TIL of William Kamkwamba, who taught himself to build windmills from library books. He built his first windmill, at age 15, out of junk from the scrap yard and brought power to his Malawian village. Later on he built another windmill to power water pumps to irrigate fields.
nW6jY Today I learned that Action Park had a water slide with an actual loop-the-loop that actually worked (although it was rarely operated for obvious reasons.)
9Y9vX TIL that Iceland has largest banana plantation in Europe. They use geothermal energy to heat greenhouses, allowing for the production of tropical fruits like banananas.
e0YJn TIL that UPN bought "Malcolm In The Middle" before Fox. When they where shooting the pilot, UPN literally owned the show. At the last minute, UPN decided it wasn't a fit and passed on it. Fox picked it up instead. UPN folded in 2006.
59P9 TIL A segment for Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood in which Mr. Rogers underwent a tonsillectomy, inspired Romero to go into the horror film business.