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TIL the typical person in the bottom 5 percent of the American income distribution is still richer than 68 percent of the world’s inhabitants

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R5DW4 TIL retired US Army officer Moses West is deploying atmospheric water generators to provide clean water in areas where it is needed most. He is literally pulling water from thin air.
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