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TIL using the outward setting on a stapler is called "pinning", and it's meant for temporary staples that are easy to remove without mangling the paper.

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kOeK5 TIL Hackers broke into Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter account. They say his password was 'dadada'.
njpB TIL: In 1998 NASA grew Insulin in space. Researchers found that it was so effective it could reduce Insulin intake from 1-3 times per day to once every 3 days.
e0Zm6 TIL that hundreds or thousands of mites - microscopic tiny eight-legged animals - are living in the pores. They are related to spiders or ticks, spend most of their lives in our pores, and while we sleep, they crawl out onto the skin's surface to mate and then head back to lay their eggs.
G7r4 TIL Today congress has a lower approval rating than any institution since polling began.
0yWL TIL that the metallic smell of money is actually your body oils breaking down in the presence of iron or copper. You can see this by using a paper towel to pick up a penny smelling it - no odor. Then rub your sweaty/oily fingers on it and notice the strong metallic odor. Money doesn’t smell, you do.