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TIL after finding that 66% of teens have chronic sleep deprivation, the CDC has started recommending later start times for schools

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JY0Xl TIL An archaeology team in China unearthed a group of ancient bone flutes dating from around 8000 years old and invited a music professor to play them. He tried the original instruments, playing about 10 tunes on them, including popular folk songs
OrZe TIL dry counties (counties where the sale of alcohol is banned) have a drunk driving fatality rate ~3.6 times higher than wet counties.
yVV1V TIL that Pakistan is the largest producer of bagpipes
9wwVM TIL about Dina Sanichar (1861–1895) a feral child raised by wolves. He went on to live among other humans for over twenty years but never learned to speak
QNGAp TIL that human bones can be replaced by prosthetic ones. A common bone replacement procedure is hip replacement. It is mostly done for old adults above 60 who suffer from damaged hip joint.