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TIL plants convert glucose into starch because starch takes up less space and because glucose is osmotically active (similar to salt), while starch is not

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R7pZ4 TIL that James McCune Smith, the first African-American doctor, was rejected from all American colleges and had to attend the University of Glasgow in Scotland, where he graduated at the top of his class
QJL0d TIL that most oxygen actually comes from the ocean as opposed to trees. (70%)
jrWj TIL Stalin liked to play practical jokes, so he created a rule which stated that no one could enter his bedchambers, so one night he pretended to scream in agony, and his guards rushed in to protect him, but they broke Stalin’s rule, and Stalin executed them shortly afterwards.
RMra TIL the Battle of Vimy Ridge was the first time when all four divisions of Canada’s army fought together. They had captured more ground, more prisoners and more guns than any previous Allied offensive in the two and a half years of war up to that point. Today is the 96th anniversary of the assault.
ONrg TIL in the 1936 Olympics, promoted by Hitler to prove that whites are superior, Peru beat Austria 4-2 on soccer, even though they had 3 other goals nullified. Later, the Olympic Comitee nullified the match and scheduled a rematch, to be taken under close grounds. Peru withdrew from the Olympics