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TIL Public school teachers are almost twice as likely to send their kids to private schools, and the number of teachers choosing private schools is upwards of 40% in some urban areas (Philadelphia, Cincinnati)

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7rbgx TIL about Vulcan point, which is an island in a lake in a volcano, in a bigger lake inside another island inside the Pacific Ocean
9wvaM TIL that the black dots on a windscreen are called frits and have multiple purposes, including serving as contact surface for the adhesive, protecting it from UV light and ensuring a smooth temperature gradient.
wLkPW TIL about sentences that people don't at first realize make no sense ("Escher sentences"): "More people have been to Russia than I have"
6pwl TIL that the Dickinson High School (North Dakota) athletic teams are known as “The Midgets”. The school considered changing the name but the Little People of America stated that they were not offended by it, influencing the school to keep their traditional mascot.
59dP TIL that the confession bear is the “Malayan sun bear” and they are creepy as fuck.