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TIL that the name Tyrone is Irish and there is a County Tyrone

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y4Rw TIL the British Standards Institute has issued standards for the ethical design of robots, declaring that robots should not be designed solely or primarily to kill or harm humans and warning against robots that lack respect for cultural diversity or pluralism.
a88NJ TIL On the day she finished writing her suicide letter, 17 year-old Lisa McVey was adducted and assaulted my a serial killer, only to escape and become a motivational speaker
o8r7 TIL cheese was produced before recorded history and probably derived from storing milk in the removed stomachs of animals
ne4mr TIL that Christian preacher Joel Osteen has a reported net worth of over $56 million. He lives in Texas with his family in a home valued at $10.5 million. Osteen’s televised sermons are seen by over 7 million viewers weekly and over 20 million monthly in over 100 countries.
wLG8E TIL that a sailor, Gonzalo Guerrero, shipwrecked in the Yucatan years before Cortez began his conquest of Mexico. He eventually became a respected warrior among the Mayans and even led military campaigns. On his suggestion, native tribes ambushed and crushed Spains first expedition into Mexico.