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TIL: Ceiling Fans have a directional switch (counter-clockwise & clockwise) that are meant for Warm & Colder Seasonal Months to benefit wind direction and how to stay cool during the summer months.

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epgpg TIL The first reference to files in the context of computing was in 1940 when a computer function was stored in a “file of punched cards”. The idea of a file system that managed virtual "files" on a storage device was introduced in 1961 by the Burroughs MCP and the MIT Compatible Time-Sharing System
ynRV TIL that Asian-Americans needed a 1550 (on a scale of 1600) SAT to have an equal chance of getting into an elite college as black students with an 1100.
G7OJ TIL 50% of giraffes are bisexual
d88YB TIL That kangaroo leather is illegal in California
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