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TIL the nation of Bhutan uses Gross National Happiness (GNH) as their population’s development indicator rather than Gross Domestic Product. The concept is designed to encourage people to take more open approaches to progressive mindsets and personal wellbeing.

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bx8N TIL that the last heir to the former Ottoman Empire, Bayezid Osman, is a 92-year old former librarian living in New York City, who served in the U.S. Army and never had any children
N7J78 TIL that in Crystal City, Mo, there is a disk gold course totally in a cave
Dk7p TIL that cotton candy machines can help in making artificial human organs
9MYQ TIL that the Hawaiian island of Niihau has a population of 130, comprised of native Hawaiians. It is closed off to non-Hawaiians with the exception of a few tours and hunting safaris. On the island they speak Hawaiian and at the school they are taught to survive off of the island’s resources.
lG1r TIL there’s a skyscraper that has a highway passing through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors in Japan. The tower is the result of a strange compromise between the land owner and the Japanese government. The owner wanted to redevelop the building but the government has already planned the expressway.