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TIL there’s an open source solar energy collector that can be build from scrap for well under $100, using basic tools and skills

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jexN TIL that the Bank of the Vatican is the main shareholder on the biggest arms manufacturer in the World, Pietro Beretta, Ltd.
NXG5M TIL that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was informed of Osama Bin Laden’s death before the rest of th world found out. Johnson also made a tweet where he stated that he was proud to be an American, 45 minutes before Bin Laden’s death was announced by the White House.
waW8 TIL that in 2007, just before Australia’s federal election, it was revealed former PM Kevin Rudd had attended a New York strip club while serving in parliament, but a poll released shortly after showed that Rudd’s approval rating had INCREASED since the revelations. He went on to win the election.
1ax4V TIL:There are bugs which are specific to particular foods stored by humans. For example the Biscuit Beetle.
KYkRw TIL in 2001, soccer player Francisco Gallardo was accused of improper sporting behavior and decorum and was fined and suspended by the Royal Spanish Football Federation for biting his teammate's penis during a goal celebration.