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TIL Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter, was afraid of parrots
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TIL in 2014, singer Akon launched his Akon Lightning Africa project, which aims to provide electricity in Africa by installing solar street lights and small energy systems. The project now provides electricity in 14 African countries and employs over 5000 people to install and maintain the equipment
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TIL that Lt. Barclay, one of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s most memorable supporting characters, appeared more often on Voyager than on TNG.
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TIL that pixel stands for picture element.
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TIL that Thanksgiving is the most popular single day for Chinese immigrants in NYC to get married, as it is generally the only day on which entire families will not be at work. Restaurants have to be booked a year in advance, with as many as 10 receptions hosted in a single day.
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TIL that while the economy recovered somewhat from its state in 1933 from the great depression the unemployment rate remained in the 15 per cent range for the rest of the decade. Which can be directly resembled with the current scenario in the US.