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TIL that a generator exists that runs on urine. It can provide electricity for six hours on one liter of urine. The generator was invented by four African school girls.

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LkBP TIL that Americans have the highest cancer survival rates in the world.
PYA8G TIL about Isaac Woodard, an African-American World War II veteran who was beaten and blinded by police officers in South Carolina hours after being honorably discharged from the United States Army, the sheriff in charge of the attack was acquitted by an all-white jury
ljQN TIL there was once a Viking king who ruled as the King of England…for about 5 weeks.
wLmr6 TIL that Leonard Nimoy (known for playing Spock in the Star Trek) published a book "I Am Not Spock" because people often called him Spock IRL, later he gave up and published another book "I Am Spock"
WDBo TIL a recent study just found that 43 percent of sunscreens failed to meet the SPF claim on their labels. The Banana Boat Kids Tear-Free, Sting-Free SPF 50 lotion and CVS Kids Sun Lotion SPF 50 both tested at an SPF 8.