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nRlB TIL that in Deep Blue’s first game against Garry Kasparov, the computer made a move that puzzled the grandmaster so much, it made him believe the machine had superior intelligence. It threw Garry off his game, and ultimately cost him the match. The move was the result of a bug in Deep Blue’s code.
0Q65 TIL of Thad Roberts, a former intern at NASA, who served a 6 year sentence in a federal prison after having sex with his girlfriend on a bed full of stolen moon rocks gathered from the Apollo 11 moon landing mission
VwgG TIL Matthew Lewis wore a fat suit, fake teeth, and more through most of the Harry Potter films to make Neville Longbottom appear more unattractive
rRlPy TIL about Veronica Seider, a German woman born with superhuman eyesight who is capable of identifying people a mile (1.6 kms) away.
vOkx TIL the venom of the Sydney funnel-web spider found in Australia can kill a man in 15 minutes by elevating blood pressure and causing the air sacs in the lungs to burst (pulmonary edema)causing the victim to effectively drown on dry land. All mammals are immune except for Primates.