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TIL in order to reduce drag at transonic speeds, NASA and airliners have begun experimenting with very high aspect wings (like those found on gliders) using braces stabilize them and save weight.

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AN0Dw Today I learned that the number 420 is the sum of 4 consecutive prime numbers 101 + 103 + 107 + 109 AND the subsequent number 421 is the sum of the five previous consecutive prime numbers 73 + 79 + 83 + 89 + 97.
9Ylp TIL that Hoba, the largest uncovered meteorite in the world, most likely ‘skipped’ across the earth’s atmosphere like a skipping stone, due to its unusual shape
8N9V TIL that “nauseated” and “nauseous” are not interchangeable: “I am nauseated” means “I feel sick,” but “I am nauseous” literally means “I cause a feeling of sickness.”
GA9MQ TIL: That in Southern India the elderly are regularly killed by their families using coconut water. The practice is called Thalaikoothal.
lor1N TIL that in the 1940s, Nazi Germany began printing millions of British pounds to destroy the British economy