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TIL of the AI winter which was a period of reduced funding in AI research. There were 2 major winters from 74-80 and 87-00 and several smaller episodes in between. Currently we are in an AI spring.

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717 TIL that 99% of Estonians have blue eyes.
nLnW TIL in 2008 a dog tried to save his owners lives after 5 armed pirates hijacked their yacht off the coast of Venezuela. After the men climbed aboard the dog furiously attacked them, biting and snapping until he was stabbed then shot. The dog survived and the pirates left almost empty handed.
4ka1X TIL that the Panopticon prison design used centrally positioned guards to create the illusion of constant surveillance, ensuring low-cost control over inmates behavior
no5d TIL That Monty Python and the Holy Grail was funded by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Elton John and Chrysalis Records, who were all looking for ways of creating tax losses.
Po9J TIL that during filming Lawrence of Arabia, Peter O'Toole added foam rubber to his camel saddle to increase comfort. This eventually spread across the Middle East and O'Toole was called the “Father of Rubber”