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TIL the difference between a sprocket and a gear: a gear meshes with other gears, while a sprocket meshes with a chain, belt or other kind of perforated material

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a8DM0 TIL of the existence of giant viruses. Their sizes rival that of some bacteria (1.5-2uM) and they encode thousands of unknown genes. One of the largest was discovered and revived in 2014 from 30,000 year old Siberian permafrost, revealing thawing permafrost as a reservoir of ancient giant viruses.
ADPmx TIL That Analeigh Tipton, a main character in Crazy Stupid Love, was once sold to a Saudi Arabian prince as a sex slave by traffickers posing as modeling agents. She escaped the situation before the deal was finalized.
JYALB TIL The Vietnam government executes corporate executives convicted of financial crimes or corporate malfeasance.
XE8Oj TIL that Britney Spear's 2017 Tel Aviv concert was so massive, Israel delayed their elections for it.
epyak TIL Tom Hanks starred in a 1981 film called "Mazes and Monsters" that was based on a false account of a college student losing his grasp of reality from playing Dungeons and Dragons.