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TIL Over 77,000 people in Rwanda may get out of poverty thanks to a simple solar program

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loxNa TIL The songwriter of the 'Catchy Song' from LEGO movie 2 is the same as 'Show Me Your Genitals'
QB16 TIL Engineers in Canada receive an Iron Ring to to remind them to have humility. It is in memory of a bridge that collapsed twice due to incorrect calculations involving iron.
eYjn TIL the New York Times has given only one “poor” rating to a restaurant: Guy Fieri’s American Kitchen and Bar in Times Square
loGga TIL of Bo-Taoshi, a sport played in Japan with 2 teams of 75 players each. The goal is to try and steal the flag of the opposing team. Absolute mayhem erupts shortly after the game starts with dozens of pumped-up players jumping on top of each other to reach the top of the flagpole.
neaxo TIL about Smoky the Yorkie, a pet dog to soldiers in the south pacific, weighing 4lbs, who kept operational 40 United States fighters by running a wire tied to her collar through a 6in pipe, completing a 3 day construction job in minutes. Also had 10 recognized combat flights, 8 combat stars.