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TIL that term “robotics” was accidentally coined by science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941.

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V8VQ TIL Jules Verne penned a sequel to “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” called “The Mysterious Island” that told Captain Nemos back story.
78pPM TIL I learned about the Habanada Pepper. Takes exactly like the Habanero Pepper, but it has no heat. It has a Scoville Unit Level of ZERO.
GYOLj TIL Spike Milligan, member of comedy team The Goons, joked after fellow member Harry Secombe sang at Peter Sellers' funeral, "I hope you die before me because I don't want you singing at my funeral." 22 years later, at Milligan's memorial, Secombe's son played a recording of his late father singing.
YdnW TIL McDonalds makes a majority of its money by collecting rent.
0KDp TIL that former FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover, liked to write on the margin of memos. One time, he read a memo w/ narrow margins, and replied “Watch the borders!” The next week was met w/ mass confusion, as multiple inquiries were sent to Border Patrol inquiring about any suspicious border activity.