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TIL that Students in Finland rank far higher academically than US students despite going to school only half as long, having little homework and no standardized testing.

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dWNE TIL that when we landed on the moon we placed reflectors that can reflect any laser pointed at it back to the earth, which smashes the conspiracy that we never went.
neJvP TIL that disabled people in the UK can get a universal key which works with disabled toilets around the whole of the UK (around 9,000+ toilets)
E1jK0 TIL that mama and papa are almost universal for mother/father. But believed to be a coincidence due to language acquisition.
yZkv TIL that Oberlin College’s art museum rents out many of its paintings to students, including works by Renoir, Warhol, Dalí, and Picasso for just $5 a semester.
ANlL7 TIL the vast majority of astronauts and cosmonauts have spent more time in space than Neil Armstrong has.