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TIl that the Norwegian government still uses steel plates from the battle ship Tirpitz to cover up holes during road construction.

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nYWP TIL a man’s AI watched and recreated blade runner. The recreation was taken down. Essentially: Warner DMCA’d an artificial reconstruction of a film about artificial intelligence being indistinguishable from humans, because it couldn’t distinguish between the simulation and the real thing.
wvxJ TIL Lizzie Velásquez, age 27, is one of only three people in the world who suffer from the same unnamed genetic condition. Medically unable to gain weight (her highest weight was 64 lb/29 kg) and having 0% body fat, she must eat on average every 15-20 minutes (about 60 small meals per day).
5VnxP TIL that the Sword Swallowers Association International (SSAI) defines a sword swallower as a person who can swallow a 15 in/40 cm sword. The SSAI's maximum recommended length for a swallowed sword is 33 in/83 cm
l7oj5 TIL about Narcocorridos or drug songs commissioned by drug cartels to sing about the illegal drug business
NK8e TIL: Erotic Asphyxiation started in the 1600’s as a medical treatment for erectile dysfunction when doctors observed that male hanging victims often developed erections.