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TIL in 1959 the “inch” was adjusted by 2 millionths of an inch, to make it equal exactly 25.4 millimeters.

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wLaA1 TIL Blondie’s ‘Rapture’ (1981) is credited as the first rap song to ever top the US charts
XE4QP TIL about Frisland, a "phantom" island off the coast of Greenland which, despite being nonexistent, was charted on nearly every map of the North Atlantic from the 1560s to the 1660s
W7vZY TIL that advances in single-cell metabolomics have made it possible to reprogram the fate of cells. By altering the metabolites in a cell, scientists can change an epidermal cell into a neural cell and vice versa, offering potential breakthroughs in regenerative medicine.
ADBEa TIL that the first NBA game occured in November 1, 1946 with the matchup of the New York Knicks and the Toronto Huskies in Toronto in front of 7,090 fans with the score of 68-66 in favor of the knicks
yQnNv TIL of the tradition of the Missing Man (a.k.a Fallen Comrade Table) which is used to honor fallen, missing or imprisoned military service members