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TIL that the AK-47 is so iconic that it is on the flags and coats of arms of many countries like Mozambique, Zimbabwe, East Timor, etc.

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W7dJ9 TIL the first neural network AI computer was built in the 40s by scientists born in the 19th century
OGGVY TIL: During the Gallipoli campaign a famed war correspondent tasked Keith Murdoch with smuggling a letter back to Britain criticizing the campaign. Military press censors stopped Murdoch and confiscated the letter, Murdoch simply copied the letter from memory and added his name.
VMMAk TIL James Watson (DNA co-inventor), had to auction off his Nobel Prize Medal in 2014 due to poverty. A Russian billionaire bought it for $4.1M and returned it back to Watson stating, "a situation in which an outstanding scientist has to sell a medal recognising his achievements is unacceptable."
rN5w1 TIL: Some consider the letter 'R' a vowel
BgK0W TIL Jurassic Park (1994) animators took mime classes to better understand dinosaur movement.