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TIL that Kelvin Doe lived in Sierra Leone (a small coastal country in southwest Africa) and is known for teaching himself engineering by the age of 13 and building his own radio station in his home country. He also built a battery out of scrap metal capable of powering the surrounding homes.

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9wN8p TIL the surface of the Straits of Gibraltar constantly flow east, from the Atlantic into the Mediterranean Sea.
YpO1W TIL there was a handheld video game called Bin Laden vs. USA. You could either play as the US and try to shoot down the planes or as Al Qaeda and fly your planes into the World Trade Center.
RAnQ TIL Yale university’s class of ‘54 at their reunion raised $375,000 with the idea to invest it in a risky portfolio that grew 37% per year to $90 million, which they donated to the university.
vdbD TIL that it is an offence to say that the golden color of the German flag as “yellow”.
Wkad4 TIL Dave Grohl wrote and recorded an entire album by himself, singing and playing each instrument in the studio. He chose the name Foo Fighters to hide his identity. After a record label picked it up he needed to recruit members to perform the songs live. Thus the Foo Fighters were created.