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TIL Europe‘s first skyscraper complex was built in Ukraine in the 1920s

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l7Q0N 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.
69vMQ TIL In Iceland, the tradition of Jólabókaflóð, or the "Christmas Book Flood," involves exchanging books on Christmas Eve and then spending the evening reading. This tradition stems from World War II when paper was one of the few commodities not rationed in Iceland.
D1v8v TIL Sweden supported the Viet Cong during the Vietnam war
kLlW TIL a man broke into an Amish schoolhouse, killed 10 girls, and then commited suicide. The Amish forgave the killer, set up a charitable fund for the killer’s family, and 30 members of the Amish community attended the killer’s funeral.
dDar7 TIL using camouflage, the Orchid Mantis more effectively attracts insects, its prey, then REAL orchid blossoms.