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Word of the Day: Fan

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Today's joke is based on the double-meaning of fan.

The big objects you can see in the picture are wind turbines. They look like large fans - the machines you use to keep you cool.

We also use fan to describe someone who likes and admires someone or something:
"I'm a big football fan."
"She's Justin Bieber's biggest fan!"

Renewable energy is energy that comes from resources which never run out such as sunlight, wind and water. Oil is not a renewable energy.