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TIL that 60 years ago 20% of East Asian young adults were near-sighted. Today 90% are. Scientists suspect this is due to a decrease in time spent outside during childhood.

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8mQL TIL in 2014 a Greek woman was accidentally buried alive. She was found after a group of children heard screams coming from her grave.
B66K TIL winter lasts 21 years on Uranus.
JY9KB TIL a US destroyer fired a torpedo at the battleship carrying the POTUS and the Secretary Of State during WWII
4O8b TIL that Iceland gets 100% of its energy from renewable sources.
ZaBp TIL An Air Canada flight took a detour to find a stranded Australian yacht. The passengers of the Boeing 777 found the yacht only 25 minutes after the distress beacon was activated.