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TIL – an Amish inventor developed a solar-powered electronic automatic-start kit for Honda engines that are used as part of off-grid well-pump systems.

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ePAb TIL a team of Material Scientists at the University of Texas Dallas have developed artificial muscle that is 100X stronger than organic muscle and is constructed out of ordinary fishing line.
QNk69 TIL In Jumanji, the actor that plays Alan's (Robin Williams) dad also plays the hunter that tried to kill him
VMQMZ TIL about the "Tetris Effect" in which, after playing Tetris for a long time, your brain begins imagining and rearranging real world objects as if they were pieces in the game.
kOABW TIL that Siam (now Thailand) joined WW1 when it was almost over. They sent men all the way to france to fight alongside Allies. A total of 19 Siamese died, all by disease or accidents except for 1, who died before arriving France. Siam joined victory parade and was awarded confiscated German Ships.
ALjo TIL: The makers of Jurassic Park designed a human-sized Raptor (normally via http://ift.tt/1Us3QxY