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TIL German secondary education streams kids into 5 different types of schools

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R5Rkj TIL Henry Rollins has a 1tb harddrive full of diverse music that he brings everywhere to turn kids onto new types of music
E4Eo TIL in 1997, Sir Patrick Stewart put on and starred in a “photo-negative” production of Othello. He starred as a white Othello opposite a black cast. It was the first time this concept was used.
NBN6 TIL: The 1984 Ford Escort had an estimated 47 hwy and 35 city mpg. This non-hybrid car and many others from the early 80’s beat out their 2014 counterparts.
6EOjl TIL the pre-printed championship apparel made for the losing team of major sporting events like the Super Bowl are shipped overseas to disaster areas or impoverished nations.
lonOG TIL that Plato believed that love between friends encouraged a higher level of consciousness and intimacy than physical love, and should be more highly regarded (hence “platonic” relationships).