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TIL that IBM purged Urban Dictionary's data from IBM Watson's memory because it learned to swear

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OGlOY TIL After becoming deaf, Beethoven found that by connecting a metal rod to a piano and biting it, he could sense the instruments vibrations through his jawbone, enabling him to 'hear' his music
GYDKJ TIL There is a Nigerian floating village of nearly 100,000 people that is self-sufficient and self-policing: There's electricity, hotels, schools, and restaurants fully independent of the mainland
N7KM TIL Lyndon B. Johnson once urinated on a secret serviceman who was shielding him from public view just because he was the president and he could.
16A8r TIL that Kruger National Park had a coalition of 6 Sibling Male Lions that conquered a territory of almost 170,000 acres (7 times larger than Manhattan). They killed more than 40 lions and cubs in around a year. The coalition lasted for around 16 years.
m1GgP TIL of Yhprum's law, the opposite of Murphy's law, stating that "everything that can work, will work." "Yhprum" is "Murphy", spelled backwards.