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TIL all of Uranus’ moons are named after characters from Shakespeare’s plays

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O1v6 TIL Dumb people over estimate their abilities. Smart people under estimate their abilities. Dunning-Kruger.
neRkP TIL that an acoustic piano has a tension string of almost 20 tons, because it has over 230 strings, and each string is under a tension of almost 90 kg (do the math). Because of this the piano is so heavy: because its iron-cast frame to withstand that tension.
oBgyr TIL that a 'knot' is tied in a single piece of rope. Something that ties two pieces of string together is called a 'bend'.
jJAR TIL Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the AK-47, is still alive at the ripe old age of 93
Qb0X TIL The FedEx logo has won over 40 design awards and was ranked as one of the eight best logos in the last 35 years. The white arrow in the logo was an intentional design choice, created by blending two different fonts together.