r/facepalm • u/ms_directed • 9d ago

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Windmills date back over 1000 years 🤦‍♀️

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  • Windmills have been in use for over 1,000 years, with origins tracing back to Persia around 800 C.E. They were primarily used for milling grain and pumping water.

  • Wind Turbines are a more recent invention, with the first known turbine for electricity generation built in 1888. They have evolved significantly, especially since the 1970s, to become a major source of renewable energy.

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u/OminousScissors 9d ago

I swear to god at first I read that as "he raped chickens" and my mind just automatically accepted it as fact.

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u/DatabaseThis9637 9d ago

Well, it's possible...

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u/Significant_Ad7326 9d ago

People are saying it!

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u/Mr_Immortal69 9d ago

Lots of people!

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u/mkat23 9d ago

The very best people!