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TIL that in 2017, a security robot quit its job by drowning itself in a fountain

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GAYp5 TIL the “Father of Soft Play” and inventor of the ball pit, Eric McMilan, was inspired to create safe play areas because he grew up in post-WW2 England, playing in rubble.
DeKY TIL in 1785 Marquis de Sade wrote a book on a twelve-meter long roll of paper while imprisoned in France. The book was assumed to be lost in a raid and wasn’t published until 1904. The book, 120 Days of Sodom, makes 50 Shades of Grey look like a nursery rhyme.
4boJ TIL: Scientists have discovered how to change human leukemia cells into harmless immune cells
kRGd TIL There are currently estimated to be over 46 million people worldwide living with dementia. The number of people affected is set to rise to over 131 million by 2050.
BrlPx TIL that Willem Dafoe has been acting in movies every year since 1982. He still has a bunch of filming projects lined up for 2021.