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TIL that “Ethiopia Skate”, a non-profit org., helped raise money to pay for skateboards for kids in Ethiopia and even created Ethiopia’s first skate park in 2016; it’s free of charge.

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op1Y TIL somebody has created a real-life version of bachelor chow from Futurama. Almost all ingredients can be bought from Amazon, it costs $3.50 a day, and contains all the calories and nutrients needed on a daily basis.
mWdx TIL that state vegetable of Oklahoma is the Watermelon…which is a fruit.
EXZw TIL of Mike, the scambaiter who conned a “Nigerian Prince” out of $80 by pretending to be Father Hector Barnett of ‘The Church of the Painted Breast’ and convincing the scammer to take part in the church’s initiation process.
9ZgM TIL that during Jim Henson’s memorial service, at his request, no one wore black and each guest waved butterfly puppets. At the end, 6 of the Muppet performers joined on the stage and sang, in their characters voices, a medley of Jim’s favorite songs. They finished with the song, “Just One Person”.
E1MZx TIL Botswana did not even create a military for ten years after gaining independence. Cross-border incursions from Rhodesia presented an interstate threat, rare in Africa, forcing them to professionalize defense in 1977. Despite this, Botswana is Africa's oldest democracy, never experiencing a coup.