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TIL that in China, strippers were often hired for funerals until recently

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Wnwo TIL A scientist named Carl Djerassi not only developed the birth control pill, but also wrote over 1200 papers on different subjects, and wrote one of the first artificial intelligence programs..in 1965. A program called DENDRAL, which could automatically discover unknown forms of medications.
W77Go TIL there's a community of doomsday preppers in SD with bunkers spanning nearly 20 sq/mi
gMm9A TIL Unit abbreviations start with a capital letter when they are named after someone (e.g. K for Kelvin, Hz for Hertz ...), otherwise they are lower case (e.g. m for meter, s for second …)
89wL TIL that the U.S. has committed “war crimes” with drone warfare with “Double Tap Strikes”, which directly target rescuers after an initial strike.
GAoG TIL Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier in a plane, did it with a broken arm and two broken ribs and had to close the plane’s cockpit with a broomstick.