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TiL at least 46% of Americans have had information leaked in data breaches in the last 5 years

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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.
nVjb TIL 1/3 of divorce filings in 2011 contained the word “Facebook”
OGggL Today I Learned -- A palliative care nurse asked dying people about their regrets and the most common regret was : "I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me"
00kj TIL that more than 2,500 left-handed people are killed every year around the world from using equipment meant for right-handed people. The right-handed power saw is the most deadly item.
yeLl TIL that a man robbed a bank for $1 so he could be arrested and sent to jail for free medical health care.