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[TIL] About Annihilationism

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KOKY4 TIL that the house mouse (domestic mouse) migrated from regions within India to the rest of the world. This has large scale implications to the origin and spread of agriculture, human settlement and human civilization itself.
Pk9E TIL there is an AI called Melomics which has written over 1,000,000,000 songs since July 2012 without human intervention
R7rdw TIL in 1927, a store that sold blocks of ice called the Southland Ice Company decided to keep extended hours, from 7am-11pm. They changed their name to 7-11. Once, after a football game, customers kept coming in and they were not able to close all night, so they adopted a 24 hour model
W70kB TIL that Estonia has the best internet privacy in the world overall, and ranks 3rd in the world for their commitment to cybersecurity
X0LRj TIL that "La Catedral" was a luxurious prison designed to house Pablo Escobar, the leader of the Medellin cartel in Colombia. Inside, they hosted extravagant parties.