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TIL: 152 years ago Samuel Butler, an English writer already warned us about the danger of AI in his book, Erewhon

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D1VVY TIL when Sid Vicious and Glen Matlock's band, Vicious White Kids, was playing its only concert, Vicious' girlfriend Nancy Spungen sang backing vocals. However, after Matlock heard her during rehearsals, he made sure that her microphone was unplugged at the actual show.
VBMXQ TIL it was only 200 years ago Humans discovered Dinosaurs.
Yp7xZ TIL The Mona Lisa's true colours are rather... colourful - due to age, her current colours look faded and yellowed. Many old paintings are vibrant in reality, but currently lack that aspect due to decomposition.
xVDM1 TIL after the Reagan assassination attempt, the top aides didn’t have the briefcase containing the codes for launching nuclear missiles, the Veep was unavailable, & no-one knew what to do. A Soviet sub then moved closer than usual to the US.