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TIL if you live in California and your neighbor installs solar panels (like the new Tesla roof), state law can require you to cut down the trees on your property that are blocking the sun.

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6EAwJ TIL AlphaGo the AI that beat the World Go Champion Lee Sedol 4-1 in a best of five series, was defeated by it's third version AlphaGo Zero, 100-0. The original AlphaGo learnt from the data of Go matches played by humans, and AlphaGo Zero learnt by playing against itself, no data or human interaction
GAy01 TIL in that 1999, Mexico began requiring drivers of American registered cars to leave a safety deposit of up to $800 before they could cross the border, as an effort to deter the crime of smuggling stolen American cars. It only lasted two days primarily due to complaints from American tourists.
7rRZZ TIL that Abraham Lincoln was a big fan of John Wilkes Booth and even invited him to The White House.
85YL TIL that the genetic testing of a boy who died 12,500 years ago proved that descendants of all Native Americans, including South & Central American tribes, can be traced back at least 24,000 years to a group of early Asians and Europeans who mated near Lake Baikal in what is now Siberia.
Jeej TIL in ‘92, a ship from China lost 29,000 rubber ducks in the Pacific Ocean. After some washed ashore in Alaska, oceanographers started tracking their progress to learn about ocean currents. Ducks were found in Asia, Australia, the Americas, even Europe. Some were frozen in the Arctic for 15 years.