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TIL Humam Circulatory system is longer than 60,000 miles

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bGmE TIL that the origin of the Honeycrisp Apple is a 50+ year secret, known only to the creators, researchers at the University of Minnesota
P15lJ TIL in 1962 Nick Holonyak Jr. invented & first demonstrated a semiconductor laser diode that emitted visible light which was the forerunner of the first generation of commercial LEDs. In addition, 10 of his 60 former doctoral students have since developed new uses for LED technology.
M70PB TIL: In 2013 a group in California were genetically engineering plants to glow in the dark and hoping to replace streetlights
wLOjE TIL that airlines never schedule flights for noon or midnight, instead using 11:59 or 12:01 to prevent confusion.
D1G0V TIL of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, a prominent american female labour activist, known for her promotion of women's rights, birth control, and suffrage. She died during a visit to the Soviet Union in 1964, and was awarded a state funeral and procession on the Red Square.