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TIL The National Sleep Foundation recommends 8–10 hours of sleep for teens, but its 2024 Sleep in America Poll found that less than 2 in 10 U.S. teens reported getting that amount, and teens who started school before 8:30am had higher levels of depressive symptoms than those who started later.

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