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TIL Frank Llyod Wright designed the first open office space in 1906

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QOvE TIL that the Amish community attacked during the West Nickel Mines School massacre was quick to forgive. They consoled the shooter’s father and widow, as well as set a charitable fund for his children.
7rYEL TIL More than 1 million Holocaust victims remain unidentified
l7jX1 TIL there area an estimated half a million red wood trees in the UK (most are believed to be giant redwoods but also include coastal redwoods and dawn redwoods). And despite being native to California, they seem to be thriving.
BgB9x TIL: A 12-Year-Old Boy Fought on a World War II Battleship and Became the Nation’s Youngest Decorated War Hero
0wBxN TIL in 2003 when the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington was in a cracked state from weathering, a retired used car salesmen purchased a $31,000 marble slab to donate for its repair. The donation was rejected by Congress in part because it didn’t go through a competitive bidding process.