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TIL That the "seam" on a USB is always supposed to point down (horizontal) or to the left (vertical) when plugging in.

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vPmV7 TIL that Malibu is hit by a large wildfire approximately every 2.5 years.
45aa TIL of Loudness War: the trend of increasing audio levels in recorded music since the 90s, which criticists believe reduces overall sound quality.
p8dpb TIL that after Hurricane Katrina, prisoners who couldn‘t move back to their destroyed neighbourhoods after finishing their sentence were significantly less likely to be reincarcerated afterwards
gMkZ9 TIL of the Amazing Randi, a magician/skeptic who spent his life debunking false magicians, skeptics and con men, such as Uri Geller
gMNdy TIL There is a all women vigilanty group in India called the Gulabi Gang that hunt down men who commit crimes against women.