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TIL that during the filming of “Schindler’s list”, Robin Williams would often call Steven Spielberg to cheer him up, given the profound lack of humor on set

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D1Gpe TIL that John Smith, the Jamestown colonist rescued by Pocahontas, spent his early life as a mercenary and pirate. He was eventually captured by the Ottomans and sold into slavery. He made his way back to England and became a colonist after escaping into Russia.
6EAwJ TIL AlphaGo the AI that beat the World Go Champion Lee Sedol 4-1 in a best of five series, was defeated by it's third version AlphaGo Zero, 100-0. The original AlphaGo learnt from the data of Go matches played by humans, and AlphaGo Zero learnt by playing against itself, no data or human interaction
OoYo1 TIL Swedish peace group erected a sign to keep the Russian submarines out of their border - it displays an animated sailor in underwear thrusting his hips with a morse code that broadcasts: "This way if you are gay."
0Vr5 Today I learned no NBA player has ever been born in Vermont
eE95 TIL people in the other states use the phrase “Thank God for Mississippi” when referring to embarrassing statewide statistics