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TIL: Pigeons learn via brute force same way as the modern ML does

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M7K5W TIL about “Franco’s hajj”. A program instituted by the fascist dictator of Spain General Francisco Franco to sponsor Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina in a bid to court the Islamic World. The program lasted for several decades.
R7Bv9 TIL the disposable surgical masks are designed to prevent infections to others by the wearer rather than protect the wearers themselves. Wearing one is actually a public service.
KYZ6E TIL of the ancient law of General Acerage. If a ship carrying cargo needs to jettison some of its load to save the rest, that loss is to be shared proportionally among interest holders and the ship owner. First written into law in 800BC, it continues to be declared in maritime emergencies.
BrBdK TIL that there was a Roman Emporer named Elagabalus, who would dress as a woman before prostituting himself in taverns, brothels, and the imperial palace. He took his charioteer, Hierocles, as his lover and wanted to be called a mistress, wife, and queen.
5Ve0r TIL a Looney Tunes director and animator, Robert McKimson, bragged to colleagues for getting a good bill of health at 67. His family history of living past their 90s caused him to tell his colleagues: "I'm going to be around after you guys are gone!" He died two days later of a heart attack.