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TIL The piece that holds the rotor blades to the helicopter is known as the “Jesus nut”

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nW8WP TIL of the spider genus Hotwheels, named after the Hot Wheels toy line. There is only one species in the genus and has only been found in China.
awrbo TIL A moment was a medieval measurement of time and corresponded to 90 seconds.
aw8LN TIL to use a hidden, already installed, Windows app that allows DVD quality recordings, of ANYTHING you hear over your computer speakers! This includes Youtube, Spotify, iPod, karaoke etc...
WkYPN TIL “Chad” is among the few Anglo-Saxon names to remain in common use.
4KRw TIL that illegal immigrants contribute roughly $15billion a year to Social Security, despite not being able to receive benefits for doing so due to falsified information or simply not being eligible.