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TIL Micro USB cables are designed to absorb the mechanical wear of the connection, so that after thousands of connections and disconnections only the cable needs to be replaced instead wearing out the port on the device.

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OG5a7 TIL Sir Nicholas Winton, widely renowned for saving Jewish children in Czechoslovakia in 1939, was never bestowed upon the honorific "Righteous Among the Nations", for it is exclusively awarded to people of non-Jewish descent.
Eg95W TIL of Carlos, Prince of Asturias. Due to him having four great-grandparents instead of the maximum of eight, he had numerous issues such as roasting animals alive and whipped a serving girl when he was eleven. He became so mentally unstable that he died in solitary confinement at 23 years old.
j6G8R TIL children's book author Roald Dahl was an ace fighter pilot during World War 2
nW5Ro TIL Koshu grapes, a thousand-year-old variety from Japan, have a pinkish-purple skin but produce white wine. Known for their delicate, crisp flavors with citrus and peach notes, they're a perfect match for sushi and are gaining international recognition.
KO0DG TIL Chad Kroeger took a $4000 loan from his stepfather so his band, Nickelback, could record their first EP. In truth, only half went towards recording the EP; the other half went to buying magic mushrooms.