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TIL Some animals in Yosemite still carry the Black Plague

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OkPR TIL The nut that holds a helicopter’s main rotor in place is called the “Jesus nut”. The nut got its name because if it failed during the flight, the only thing left for the crew to do would be to “pray to Jesus”.
V1KD TIL some bombers such as B-52 Stratofortress are designed to “Fail deadly” meaning they are guaranteed to detonate their nuclear payload if they are hit and fall below a certain altitude to discourage the enemy from shooting them down in the first place
6EAZ TIL the first woman to be crowned “Miss America” said of the title, “I never cared to be Miss America. It wasn’t my idea. I am so bored by it all. I really want to forget the whole thing.”
7ogM TIL that SOS doesn’t mean “save our ship” or “save our souls.” SOS doesn’t actually stand for anything at all and is used simply because of how easy it is to remember.
oBD77 TIL that in fact you can film the speed of light!