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TIL Rapper Akon has brought solar electricity to over 1 million Africans, and counting

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wLYxY TIL Jimmy Carter was considered such a long shot candidate that when he told his mother, Lillian, his plans to run for President, she asked him “President of what?”
5gLB TIL when 7up was created in the late 20s, it contained lithium a powerful mood stabilizer that is today considered a controlled substance, it was marketed as a hangover cure
Py9e TIL Vikings used the bones of slain animals when smithing new weapons believing this would enchant the weapon with the animals spirit. This actually made the weapons stronger because the carbon in the bones coupled with the iron made a primitive version of steel.
vJvB TIL at the 2000 Sydney Games, the stock of 70,000 condoms was not enough for the athletes, prompting a second order of 20,000 additionally. Since then, a standing order of 100,000 condoms has to be made per Olympics to accommodate all the sex that occurs at the Olympic Village during the downtime.
wo8j1 TIL that Footy in Australia is not rugby, fútbol (soccer) or American football. It refers to Australian Rules Football.