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TIL it is not illegal to drive barefoot, and the thought that it is illegal is simply a wide-spread urban legend

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OkPR TIL The nut that holds a helicopter’s main rotor in place is called the “Jesus nut”. The nut got its name because if it failed during the flight, the only thing left for the crew to do would be to “pray to Jesus”.
GAZgE TIL: of Jean Thurel. A Centenarian and soldier of the French army for 75 years, Born in the reign of Louis XIV and dying during that of Napoleon. He received many honours and was noted for his fitness. He refused promotions due to his humility, staying a low-raking fusilier for his entire career.
EmPp TIL Axl Rose beat his girlfriend, Erin Everly, and hospitalized her on numerous occasions. He also, brought a gun when asking her to marriage threatening to kill himself if she had declined.
kVd4 TIL A crocodile can’t move its tongue and cannot chew. Its digestive juices are so strong that it can digest a steel nail.
nekeP TIL that in the 85 years since Pluto’s discovery, it has yet to complete a single orbit of the Sun. A single Plutonian year is 247.68 Earth years.