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TIL: that the Chinese government has an AI survelliance system that uses +20M cameras and facial recognition to track citizens behavior and monitor criminals. They officially named it: “Skynet” - because of Terminator...!

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p8LRe TIL of Sophia Blanchard one of the first women to fly hot air balloons. She lost consciousness on a few occasions, endured freezing temperatures and almost drowned when her balloon crashed in a marsh. In 1819, she died when her air balloon crashed. 10 years earlier her husband died the same way.
wjR1 TIL Duct Tape was used during the Vietnam War to repair helicopter rotor blades.
VMv6D TIL that Marie Curie at first was not included in the nomination for noble prize. It was after his husband's request that her name was added to the nomination.
VLyB TIL That in 2008 a shark gave birth without having sex. This is the second recorded case of asexual reproduction in sharks.
xPvD TIL that an ambulance was stationed outside a screening of The Human Centipede 2 as a joke, until a woman became so physically ill after viewing the film that actual paramedics were needed