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TIL that Albania's Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence is an AI-generated virtual assistant named Diella. Its job is to assist citizens in accessing public services and official documents

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p8K1O TIL before Florence Nightingale was a nurse, she was a statistician. She used her skills to pioneer medical research methods, medical hygiene practices, and infographics.
YpWNA TIL that PG-13 system was created by the MPAA due to complaints regarding the violent nature of some scenes from two Spielberg films - Gremlins, and more prominently Indiana Jones: Temple of Doom. This was based on Spielberg's own suggestion to Jack Valenti, who created the original MPAA ratings.
7rad7 TIL studies of Vitamin D supplements show they offer a significant chance of preventing cold & flu, while Vitamin C actually has little to no benefit.
JYeyk TIL the role of "alpha" in primates is not always determined by physical size or strength, but by collecting resources, forming political alliances, and intelligence. Some primates even experience increased stress from being in the alpha role.
7GOZ TIL that Vincent van Gogh put candles in his hat so he could paint at night, walked ridiculously fast, was a widow-chaser, and never once signed his paintings “Van Gogh”.