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TIL that schools that ditch schoolyard rules are actually seeing a drop in bullying, serious injuries and vandalism, while concentration levels in class are increasing. Turns out giving children too many rules hurts their development.

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14RD TIL that 2015, 96 million black polyethylene balls were dropped into a reservoir in Sylmar, California, to stop evaporation of 300 million gallons of water per year
v1Y4r TIL that the phrase 'from time immemorial' has specific legal meaning in British law, and begins on 6 July 1189, the day Richard I assumed the throne.
rNlae TIL that pirates of the Caribbean had their own country called the Republic of Pirates
vpBB TIL Tortoises like to be touched, and can feel touch in their shells.