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TIL that storing your headphones with a few silica gel packets in the case can stop moisture from slowly breaking down the ear cups, adding years to their life. silica pulls humidity out of the air so sweat and dampness don’t stay trapped inside your pads

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10AW TIL there is a 90-mile island in Alaska that is home to more than 1600 bears, outnumbering the human residents 3 to 1. It is sometimes called “The Fortress of the Bears.”
6elm TIL Before creating “Family Guy” Seth MacFarlane worked for Hanna-Barbara Productions writing for such shows as “Johnny Bravo” and “Cow and Chicken”
XEvXP TIL 30% of humans are infected by the parasite toxoplasmosis. Which makes people more likely to engage in unconventional sexual practices. For example, bondage.
80a4 TIL that in response to 300 students marching after the “Don’t tase me, bro!” incident, the University of Florida held a panel to discuss police practices. Only 15 people showed up.
x6NR1 TIL About Task Force Baum. Compromised of elements of the 4th Armored Division the unit was ordered to liberate a German POW camp towards the end of WW II. Most of the Force was killed or captured and it later alleged the purpose of the raid was to rescue Patton's son in law.