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TIL Ubisoft partnered with the British Museum to apply machine learning to speed the deciphering of ancient hieroglyphics

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WkPL9 TIL the original name of Uranus was George
9PN7 TIL that Bhutan has a minister of happiness, whose goal is to be conscious and respect the pursuit of happiness nation wide. The UN was inspired and passed resolution 65/309, effectively putting ‘happiness’ on the global agenda.
WkvDX TIL this species of desert tadpole shrimp, Triops newberryi, is found in the western US. It only hatches during periods of seasonal flooding and can live to 90 days. This shrimp's eggs are known to stay viable for at least 50 years. It is being considered as a biocontrol agent for larval mosquitoes.
ZpM9Q TIL on 1978, in Pennsylvania, Robert McFall, suffering from terminal aplasitc anemia, sued first cousin David Shimp to force him to give him bone marrow but court ruled against him. He died of massive hemorrhage half a month after
d85Jd TIL there have been "targeted interventions" that show increasing metacognition in clients with schizophrenia can lead to more complex self-reflection and be pivotal in the recovery process.