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TIL NASA will begin producing its own food in orbit for the first time ever – The lettuce will be grown under bright-pink LED lights, ready to harvest after just 28 days.

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R7Ao9 TIL That James Best, best known as playing Rosco P Coltrane on Dukes of Hazzard was a cousin of the Everly Brothers who recorded several #1 hits of the 50s & 60s including (among others) Wake Up Little Susie, All I Have To Do Is Dream & Bye Bye Love.
6E5BJ TIL that in South Korea, only visually impaired people can be licensed masseurs, dating back over 100 years to a Japanese colonial law that was set up to guarantee the blind a livelihood.
D1VAY TIL the US signed a treaty to convert to metric units in 1878. Instead of converting they changed the definition of all units to their metric equivalent.
wLJdE TIL That There Is A Statue In Russia That Honors All The Lab Mice That Have Sacrificed Their Life For Genetic Research
GYlBG TIL that between 1933 and 1941, the Chinese city of Shanghai accepted unconditionally over 18,000 Jewish people escaping Europe during WWII. This was more than Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and British India combined.