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

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yVdjw TIL about 15% of all traffic on the internet is cat related
jvon TIL during the California Gold Rush, the distinct lack of women in San Fransisco caused gay culture to flourish. Men would often pay for “female impersonators” to be prostitutes.
LQQEp TIL about the Battle of Graveney Marsh. In 1940, a German bomber was shot down over England, with it crash-landing near Graveney. The crew initially refused to surrender, and opened fire on approaching british troops. After a short battle, the german troops surrendered
0wLL1 TIL the term "patch", meaning a software update, originates from the days when computer code was written on physical cards with holes punched in them. If there was a change in the code, you would "patch" that section of the card with a piece of tape, covering it, and if necessary, changing it.
nA1b TIL a 21 year old college student, Maura Murray, mysteriously vanished in Feb 2004 after she wrecked and abandoned her car in the New Hampshire White Mountain area. Only 3 minutes passed between being last seen and an office arriving to find she was gone. She has never been found or heard from since