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TIL Stars suddenly vanish and astronomers don't know why

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EB7W TIL Spending too much time doing homework can lead to chronic depression.
kJ7YW TIL that the highest diversity of bee species is found in deserts and other temperate dry regions as opposed to tropical forests. So there are a lot more bee species in the US southwest than in the Amazon, and a lot more in Turkey than in the Congo.
0ME1 TIL the Million Program is an ambitious public housing initiative implemented in Sweden between 1965 and 1974. Aiming to give everyone a home at a reasonable price, it was the most ambitious building program in the world – adding one million new homes in a nation with a population of eight million.
JY8WV Great Red Spot’s days are numbered and it’s possible that it could be entirely gone within our lifetimes.
J1Yll TIL that before 1986 professional athletes were not allow to compete at the Olympic Games.