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TIL that 40% of U.S. schools have eliminated recess, which negatively impacts their ability to focus and develop healthy relationships.

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a8kGA TIL that during an official visit, after Queen Elizabeth apologized on behalf of a horse farting in front of them, former french President Jacques Chirac replied "No worries, I thought it was the horse."
EgJrw TIL about Paul Barton, a pianist who plays classical music for elephants in an elephant sanctuary
JGDk TIL the Columbian army had a pop singer record a song with Morse Code hidden in the chorus so their soldiers in FARC rebel camps would know to expect a rescue attempt. They knew the rebels listened to a particular radio station and they had the DJ play it repeatedly
DQ1Ee TIL that in 1965, the painter Roman Opałka had the idea of representing the passing of time by painting numbers: he painted a 1, then a 2, then a 3, etc, and continued for the rest of his life. The last number he painted before he died in 2011 was 5607249.
nej8W TIL As part of its military fortifications, Switzerland has set up thousands of demolition points that allow them to blow up their own roads, bridges, and railroads in the event of emergency, sabotaging all entry points into the country.