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TIL: An Oregon elementary school cancelled its Pay-to-Pee Policy. The program punished children for needing to use the restroom outside of their scheduled bathroom breaks.

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vM9R TIL singer Akon launched a project aimed to provide solar powered electricity, jobs, and education about infrastructure to millions of people in Africa. The project now provides electricity in 14 African countries and employs over 5,000 mainly young people who install and maintain solar equipment.
oB8ZL TIL Terry Davis an american programmer created his own operating system “TempleOS” while diagnosed with schizophrenia and claimed to be the smartest programmer ever to live
DQekD TIL that Robin Williams' suicide is misunderstood by many, and that depression/alcoholism was not the cause.
woOGW TIL that Che Guevara was Argentinian
a8AmA TIL, Because of their contribution to World War II the generation of people to be born in 1901-1927 are called "The Greatest Generation"