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TIL there is an adverse association between school building conditions and student absenteeism.

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6PjY TIL an 18 year old German without permission, flew a Cessna plane from Helsinki and landed in Red Square, crossing what was thought to be a completely impenetrable airspace
rNBaW TIL that octopuses have three hearts. Two of these hearts pump blood to the gills, while the third pumps it to the rest of the body. When an octopus swims, the heart that delivers blood to the body actually stops beating, which explains why they prefer crawling to swimming—it’s less tiring for them!
0wbYv TIL: the Giant Squid sees the world with Eyes the Size of Soccer Balls. They're at least 25 centimetres (10 inches) across, making them the largest eyes on the planet. Even the blue whale – the largest animal that has ever existed – has measly 11-centimetre-wide eyes.
b6EVj TIL Franklin Pierce, the 14th US president, believed that the abolitionist movement was a fundamental threat to the nation's unity, so much that he alienated anti-slavery groups by signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act.
4Xowo Today I learned that there is an Icelandic show called Keeping up with Kattarshians, which is about 4 kittens living in a miniature house.