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TIL of "Morphic wing design" - wings that twist to control the plane (as opposed to hinged control surfaces like deflecting ailerons) in a quest to reduce fuel consumption

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kP0B TIL that General Tso’s chicken is not even a Chinese dish and that the name actually means “ancestral meeting hall chicken.”
8LlV TIL that in September 2006, Chinese Border Patrol guards opened fire on a group of Tibetan pilgrims moving slowly in deep snow, killing a 17-year-old girl. The incident is only known in the West because a Romanian mountain climber secretly recorded it
wL01 TIL Donald Trump tried to sue an author for $5,000,000,000 (yes,billion). Reason?The author called him a millionaire instead of a billionaire.
4kOvg TIL there's a place in Kentucky called Krypton. According to the postmaster, it was probably named that due to the krypton gas bulbs used by a train depot back in the day.
vK6L TIL Bailey’s Irish Cream contains real cream, and the alcohol in the beverage prevents it from spoiling for at least 2 years.