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TIL that The 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine recognized the discovery of microRNAs, tiny RNA molecules that regulate genes in all multicellular organisms. This breakthrough has revolutionized our understanding of cell development, evolution, and diseases like cancer and genetic disorders.

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ADBXd TIL Apples were introduced to North America by colonists in the 17th century, and the first apple orchard on the North American continent was planted in Boston by Reverend William Blaxton in 1625. The only apples native to North America are crab apples, which were once called "common apples".
nWl1b TIL That a prisoner attempted to sue Satan and his Staff. One of several reasons the case was dismissed was that that Satan was a foreign prince. And if sued as a defendant, he would be able to claim sovereign immunity from suit.
5YPaB TIL Carl Sagan's team wanted to include the Beatles song "Here Comes the Sun" on the Voyager Golden Records (discs containing greetings in 60 languages, music and sounds from Earth aboard both Voyager spacecraft launched in 1977), but the record company EMI, which held the copyrights, declined.
YmkP TIL a man received the heart of a suicide victim, married his widow, and years later killed himself in the same way the donor did.
5YMgk TIL Isaac Singer, of Singer Sewing Machine fame, had more than two-dozen children with a variety of wives and mistresses. Several relationships overlapped and a few of his children were born in the same year.