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TIL Sub-Saharan Africans were the first people to smelt iron

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oG7o TIL there is an island in the Scottish Hebrides that is owned entirely by its people. With a population of 83, the Isle of Eigg has been owned by its community since being bought in 1997, after decades of issues with absentee landlords, and generates 100% of its electricity using renewable energy
KlZE TIL A Canadian genius that specialized in ballistics was designing a super cannon to cheaply shoot objects into orbit. Canada and the United States cancelled the joint project. While devastated that his dream would never be seen, he was approached by another financial backer: Saddam Hussein.
NXEj1 TIL LeBron James has never scored 0 points in an NBA game, his fewest points in a game was against the Rockets on December 29, 2004, with 3 points
65vw TIL in 1600 a volcano eruption in Peru killed approximately 2 million… in Russia
wEBM TIL No pixar movie has ever made less than $150million domestically