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TIL every high school student in Sweden aged 16-20 is entitled to "study grant" of $139 USD monthly. The only requirement is to attend the school.

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b9XE7 TIL: In 1995, an artist named William Utermohlen was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He continued to make art for the last few years of his life, both as documentation of his daily life and of his decline in cognitive function. Looking through these pieces, you can trace his cognitive changes.
75px TIL there is a way to make transparent wood, which is biodegradable and has many advantages over glass and plastic when used in architecture and furniture.
QR1k TIL that the main difference between a brand drug and its generic equivalent is the cost of the product. A generic drug must contain the same active ingredients and must be equivalent in strength and dosage to the original brand-name product.
v1o7D TIL that in June of last year, a swan living in Manchester, England died of a broken heart when teenagers threw bricks at her nest and killed all but one of her unborn cygnets and drove off her mate due to stress
kRP7 TIL the average American dental student now graduates with $261,149 in debt.