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TIL that Phillips screws were designed so that the bit slips out when a certain torque is reached, preventing over-tightening of parts

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NX57E TIL Co-Op city, a housing area collectively owned by its tenants, objected to the construction of a tall, bright LED sign facing the city. This was strongly opposed by the residents. Two years later, a windmill was erected near the sign, a month later it collapsed, and took the sign down with it.
xVBYD TIL: Dr. Robert Lustig argues that the current obesity epidemic can be blamed on a marked increase in the consumption of a type of sugar called fructose over the last 30 years. Fructose as become ubiquitous in soft drinks and many processed foods.
D1K7J TIL: the tv series Flipper only ran for 3 seasons, but made 88 episodes.
rbOo TIL that sheep were grazing in Central Park until 1934, when they were moved during the Great Depression for fear they would be eaten.
N7lrE TIL of Nelson Sullivan, a pre-internet vlogger who shot over 1,900 hours of tape over 7 years, filming Manhattan's 1980s downtown life. He sought to tape all of NY's citizens, including its outcasts, parties, street festivals, conversations with taxi drivers, and a variety of behavior on the streets