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TIL: Europa(one of jupiter’s moons) may have more water than Earth

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Y7x1P TIL that bees and beetles have a more 'highly evolved' method of flight than other flying insects and animals. They use a single nerve signal to turn on/off a "flight engine" that beats their wings, while other insects & animals must consciously beat their wings.
P1Wbw TIL Abacus, a NY Chinese bank and 2,531st largest in the US, was the only US bank indicted for the 2008 financial crisis. An isolated incident of laundering money turned into an indictment for mortgage fraud. "They were the ones singled out." Abacus was found not guilty on all 240 charges.
67K7 TIL a slot machine in Vegas, “The Lion’s Share,” has a progressive jackpot that hasn’t been hit in 20 years.
YplGZ TIL That "Gravestone Conservator" is a job. They restore gravestones as well as preserve and protect burial places in general. They work to preserve burial places as cultural heritage sites which would otherwise be lost due to time or wilful destruction.
WAv8 TIL After President Grover Cleveland lost his reelection bid in 1888 to Benjamin Harrison, Cleveland held an umbrella over his successor’s head while Harrison delivered his inaugural address in a rainstorm.