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TIL the map of a Fly Brain closely matched the architecture used in current AI models

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neKyd TIL in WW2 the U.S military initially recommended adding armor to areas of aircraft with the most bullet holes. However due to survivorship bias - where people or things that do not make it past a selection process are not factored into a decision - those were places that already had enough armor.
oBlmR TIL that Elenor Roosevelt contributed to serving the worst meals in White House history during FDR’s presidency. Partly to symbolize to the American population during the Great Depression that nutritious food can be made on the cheap. Also to seek revenge on FDR for his affair w/ Lucy Mercer.
jNjPR TIL the Toronto Public Library is the busiest urban public library system in the world
4kBLo TIL There is a Bollywood remake of Forrest Gump titled "Laal Singh Chaddha"
o6OY TIL that your chances of upward social mobility in the USA are the smallest in the Deep South.