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TIL Kennedy half dollar coins have been back in general circulation since 2021.

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16oX TIL That the first Computer Programmer was a woman
ANdxa TIL Puyi, the last Emperor of China, made a rare visit in June 1942 to confer with the graduating class at the Manchukuo Military Academy, awarding the top student "Takagi Masao" with a gold watch. Masao's real name was Park Chung Hee, who would later go on to be military dictator of South Korea.
Z8alB TIL that blood from horseshoe crabs is harvested every year and is the single best way to test for bacterial toxins in the manufacture of any medical substance or device put into the human body.
R58aQ TIL that my home state of WI boasts 1 of only 11 National Park Trails in the US. The Ice Age Trail spans 1,200 miles and covers the entire state.
vnaB TIL Michelangelo Burned His Drawings so that People wouldn’t know he had to work to achieve perfection