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TIL that 47% of all internet traffic came from bots in 2022

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5YDO9 TIL there was a popular chocolate product from Lebanon called Ras El Abed, meaning "slave's head". It has recently changed its name.
ln5N TIL There is a naturally pink lake in Australia
OoWg4 TIL DeepSqueak software identifies rodent vocalizations using neural networks like those developed for self-driving cars. Researchers have found about 20 different calls, such as happy ones when anticipating a reward or playing with friends, or courtship when males are with females.
ADoDw TIL of Karl P. Schmidt, a herpetologist who documented his own death after he was bitten by a juvenile boomslang snake. He made detailed notes on the symptoms he experienced, almost right up to the end. He died 24 hours after the bite, bleeding in his lungs, kidneys, heart, and brain.
aynM TIL that in 1984 and 1985 New York City’s buses, subways and commuter railroads all stopped charging, from 8PM to 8AM, in an effort to discourage drunken driving.