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TIL that our modern Latin alphabet is ultimately descended from Egyptian hieroglyphs (as are basically all modern writing systems not derived from Chinese characters)

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Bg8Xk TIL Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park, had an M.D. from Harvard.
R5ZW8 TIL that in 2018, an AI developed by MIT was intentionally trained using only dark, disturbing content to see if it would develop "psychopathic" tendencies. Named "Norman" after Norman Bates, the AI then interpreted neutral images as violent scenes, highlighting how data shapes AI behavior
A10x TIL a woman adopted by a black family in the 1940s only discovered she was white after finding her adoption papers in 2013.
OGnB6 TIL in the 1930 elections, Republicans won a majority in the US House of Representatives by 2 seats. But before Congress convened, 14 Representatives-elect died. Democrats then won several subsequent special elections, and took control of the chamber.
wLk5E TIL Issac Wright Jr. served nine years of a life sentence related to drug charges before being exonerated. He studied law feverishly while he was imprisoned, and in 2017 he was sworn in as a licensed attorney and granted admission to the bar of the New Jersey Supreme Court