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TIL in 1955, computer scientist John McCarthy coined the term “artificial intelligence” to attract funding for a project that would go on to launch the field of AI.

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69yrW TIL that there are as many as one million Americans living illegally in Mexico (as of 2017); perhaps more now.
epe0L TIL paper wasps are highly effective and more sustainable pest control agents than pesticides. And that native biocontrol is urgently required for sustainable future food production.
A6E4 TIL Wyoming cattle barons hired a private army to kill smallhold farmers and ranchers in 1892: The Johnson County War
Kal6 TIL the creator of Beetlejuice was an acclaimed Southern Gothic horror novelist who died of AIDS before he could finish his final novel. Tabitha King (Stephen King’s wife) finished it for him.
16pmP TIL I learned that Post was the leader in cereal until the Great Depression when it pulled back on advertising. Kellogg overtook Post, in just one example showing companies should keep advertising during recessions