› added 5 years ago

205

TIL that self-driving cars can learn a lot by playing Grand Theft Auto.

Read more technologyreview.com

via reddit.com

rRxY1 TIL Until late 19th Century wife selling auctions were held in England. Only the wealthiest could afford divorcing while others preferred just selling. It was also the backdrop for Thomas Hardy's 1886 novel 'The Mayor Of Casterbridge."
edrg TIL in 1976, residents of a small town in Ohio began receiving threatening anonymous letters. Thousands of letters were sent and some contained personal details. The main suspect was jailed but released after three years when he himself was sent a letter in prison. The case remains unsolved.
NXrb TIL: Whale wars staged fake “fights” against the Japanese and the boats captain faked getting shot.
R5Wyw TIL the Colorado National Guard once tried using flamethrowers and explosives against a swarm of locusts. It didn't work.
Oyja TIL that the guy getting punched in the face on Pantera’s album Vulgar Display of Power got paid $300 in total for it. The reason was because it took 30 tries to get it just right.