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TIL Google once created an AI and when asked what the meaning of living is it replied “to live forever”.

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nr5d TIL that during WWII, a German and British aeroplane shot each other down in Norway, and the crew met and then helped each other survive. Two of them then visited each other several years after the war was over as friends.
x6bDb TIL that some orcas prey on dolphins
4P45 TIL The outdoor clothing company ‘Patagonia’ use plastic bottles to create polyester fleece garments and are a leading manufacturer in transforming trash into fleece, decreasing their dependence on petrol
DQKwr TIL there was a math question on the 1982 SAT that every single test taker got wrong. The question was so paradoxical that the creators were confused and didn’t include the actual answer as part of the selection. All 300,000 exams had to be rescored.
4Xbmw TIL that Shutter Island is an anagram for "Truths and Lies" or "Truths/Denials"