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TIL The facial recognition algorithms in use by facebook outperforms those in use by the FBI

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e0yOg TIL that there is no year zero in the Gregorian Calendar, meaning that it went from 1 BC to 1 AD.
l7Ql7 TIL the Dutch translation for "Help me" is..."Help me".
69l48 TIL in order to avoid a $94 AUD excess charge for bringing a second carry-on bag onto his flight, James McElvar (from the group Rewind) decided to empty the bag & put on all of its contents. With 12 layers of clothes on, he became violently sick during the flight & collapsed from heat exhaustion.
4beo TIL: Young adult women who read “Fifty Shades of Grey” are more likely than nonreaders to exhibit signs of eating disorders and have a verbally abusive partner.
bDV0 TIL during the 2007 Writers Strike, David Letterman paid the Late Show staff out of his own pocket.