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TIL cogs exist in nature. The plant hopper uses cogs to synchronise its legs when jumping.

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gR09 TIL that in 1998 and 2001, Japan modified a number of national holidays in order to place them on Mondays and create three day weekends. This is referred to as the Happy Monday System.
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