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TIL NASA recovered metal from the World Trade Center and used it on Martian rovers as a tribute to those fallen on the 9/11 attacks

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6w1W TIL : Bob Marley was the father of 3 children born to 3 different women in one month.
jNN6Q TIL Tobasco sauce is made from mashed peppers that have been aged in oak barrels for at least three years. This process makes the flavor more mellow. [2:30]
v1w5D TIL about a parasite named Cymotha exigua. It eats the tongue of a fish then 'becomes' the new tongue
eMRb TIL in January 2015, Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, and dozens of artificial intelligence experts signed an open letter on AI, calling for research on the societal impacts and urging researchers not to create something which cannot be controlled.
5vlB TIL that Jurassic Park’s visual effects were so groundbreaking to filmmakers that it inspired George Lucas to start working on the Star Wars prequels, Stanley Kubrick to invest in pet project, A.I Artificial Intelligence, and Peter Jackson to work on Lord of the Rings.