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TIL avg height in US has leveled off since the late 60s compared to northern EU nations, scientists posit that one factor is greater access to nutrition and health in socialized advanced eu nations.

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J5aV TIL In 2007 a Dutch reality show called “De Grote Organshow” pitted contestants in dire need of organ transplants against each other, resulting in outrage across the globe– only to reveal it was a hoax that highlighted a serious problem. Over 50,000 people then signed up for the organ donor’s list
WkNKN TIL: Between Oct. 12 and Nov. 14 1930 the eight-story 11,000-ton Indiana Bell building was shifted 52 feet south and rotated 90 degrees.
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