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TIL France has 12 time zones. This is more than any other country.

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OYEa TIL That according to the UN, Gaza will no longer be “livable” by 2020 unless urgent action is taken to improve water supply, power, health, and schooling. (Asked to repost with more credible link.)
JBmk TIL Geckskin is a superstrong adhesive based on Gecko feet that can hold up to 700lbs on a smooth wall. Developed at UMass (and funded by DARPA), it can easily attach and detach heavy everyday objects such as televisions or computers to walls, as well as medical and industrial applications.
LeWV TIL Older people lined up to clean Fukushima radiation in Japan, to save the young from having to do so.
xGOg TIL Japan has had heated roads for 56 years which use shosetsu (snow melting) pipe system using the heat energy of groundwater to melt snow on roads
E1WWo TIL about Milan's Vertical forest residencial towers