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TIL every 28 seconds a student borrower defaults on their federal loan.

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4Br5 TIL that Iceland was involved in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. They sent two troops.
JYQBV TIL a DC cop once gave President Grant a speeding ticket for driving his horse and buggy dangerously fast, this was prior to the invention of cars.
PYl0n TIL of the concept of Yūgen (幽玄) an important concept in traditional Japanese aesthetics that doesn't have an English equivalent. It is said to mean "a profound, mysterious sense of the beauty of the universe ... and the sad beauty of human suffering".
jxAR TIL airlines refuse to adopt backwards facing seats despite proven safety advantages
ExgV TIL walking through doorways causes you to forget more information because it creates an ‘event boundary’ in each room.