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TIL The technical name for The # symbol is octothorpe.
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TIL: that the Chinese government has an AI survelliance system that uses +20M cameras and facial recognition to track citizens behavior and monitor criminals. They officially named it: “Skynet” - because of Terminator...!
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TIL the beautiful Maldives is the lowest country in the world, with an average natural ground level of only 1.5 metres and will probably vanish from the globe this century.
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TIL English comedian Benny Hill was born Alfred Hill, but adopted the nickname "Benny" as an homage to comedian Jack Benny
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TIL Harriet Tubman never lost a slave in 19 trips on the Underground Railroad. One of her secrets for not getting caught was drugging kids with opium to keep them from crying.
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TIL for movie The Reader (2008), the filming of the movie had to be delayed for 2 years so that actor David Kross had turned 18 in order to shoot sex scenes with Kate Winslet.