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TIL That the way to tell the difference between a blackberry and a black raspberry is whether or not the stem sticks to the fruit or the root system when plucked!

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e0jmE TIL that AI(s) playing Chess, despite continually beating human players, are still not able to play according to the equilibrium strategy that forces the opponent into a draw. A strategy that was proven to exist by the mathematician Nash in the 1960s.
dxvj TIL A man thought to be in a vegetative state is able to tell scientists that he is not in pain. “We have scanned him several times and his pattern of brain activity shows he is clearly choosing to answer our questions. We believe he knows who and where he is.”
Gvpj TIL mothers are twice as likely to directly mistreat their children than fathers.
b0R9 TIL….British accents noticeable change within the UK every 25 miles
a8xlJ TIL Palmyra Atoll is the only U.S territory that is subject to all Constitutional provisions even if it has no inhabitants. If a foreigner gave birth on the atoll, that child would be an American citizen.