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TIL that the probability of human extinction by Molecular nanotechnology weapons or Superintelligent AI before year 2100 has been put at 5%.

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bOaE TIL That if you see a cockroach in your home, in broad daylight, that means that you have a major infestation. This is most likely true because cockroaches hate the light, and if one ventures out during the day it’s because there are so many it was forced into the light.
ZAVR TIL that Honey bees initially have up to 21 virgin queen bees, who fight to the death until there is only one.
RW11 TIL There is an island in the Bahamas whose inhabitants are 20 pigs that swim off the beaches all day
JPlQ TIL The price of entry to a zoo in 18th century England was a cat or a dog - They were fed to the lions.
1bmV TIL the economist Peter Schiff repeatedly warned investors in 2006 about the coming subprime mortgage crisis on various news shows and was either laughed at or shouted down by pundits who recommended investing in banks that later failed