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TIL Boeing doesn't build the fuselages for their 737 & 787

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rn6M TIL Heme is the iron-containing part of hemoglobin that binds oxygen in your blood. If you replace the iron atom in heme with magnesium, you get another biologically important family of compounds - chlorophyll.
4XjBb TIL Florida is second to Alaska for highest number of breeding pairs of Bald Eagles in the US. Hawaii is the only state where you can’t find Bald Eagles.
54Yn TIL Len’s iconic 90s music video for “Steal My Sunshine” came about after the band decided to spend their entire $100,000 music video budget on alcohol and partying in Florida during Spring Break, without a storyboard or plan.
X09RQ TIL planned obsolescence is illegal in France; it is a crime to intentionally shorten the lifespan of a product with the aim of making customers replace it. In early 2018, French authorities used this law to investigate reports that Apple deliberately slowed down older iPhones via software updates.
BrDKe TIL The First Black Superstar, Josephine Baker, was a singer, actress, spy, civil rights hero and mother to a rainbow tribe of 12 children