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TIL An A.I. developed for a Japanese bakery check out system was successfully adapted to detect cancer cells

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yVb78 TIL that The Simpsons episode where they go to Japan is banned in Japan.
Dmp TIL that aurora borealis, better known as the “northern lights,” actually makes a sound, but it is very uncommon for it to be heard.
BrX1L TIL of the Dyatlov Pass Incident. The mysterious unsolved death of 9 hikers who tore through their tents naked in sub-0 temperatures. 7 died of hypothermia, one of a fractured skull, one female team member had her tongue and eyes missing. Offical cause of death: "unknown compelling force"
6ja8 TIL pants originally consisted of two separate items. & You put them on one leg at a time, then tied it around your waist, and then put on the other. Which is why we to this day, we say a “ pair of pants ”
BYRD TIL: There’s an anime and manga in Japan called Saint Young Men, which is about Jesus and Buddha living as roommates in Tokyo while taking a vacation on Earth and attempting to understand Japanese society.