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TIL that the & symbol is called an ampersand

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loPJr TIL a scientist named Doctor Claire Rind wanted to design a collision-avoidance system for cars, so she made locusts watch Star Wars while monitoring the reactions of their visual systems. A robot was programmed with the data obtained and was able to avoid collisions 91% of the time.
neR6o TIL golden sac spiders caused a recall on the 2009-2010 Mazda 6. They are attracted to the smell of gasoline and could weave webs blocking the fuel tank's ventilation system.
5V8rk TIL Hulk Hogan claimed in his autobiography that he once wrestled 400 days in a year because of his frequent trips back and forth from the USA and Japan
BrXGy TIL the equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
GA4wG TIL that Holland has had consistent GDP growth from 1350 onwards