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TIL that Siri sends every question you ask to a database in North Carolina, IBM in fact outlaws Siri for fear of loose lips

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yVPo8 TIL about "Rose's Law", which is the "Moore's Law of Moore's Law" for quantum computation. It states that the quantity of qubits in a quantum computer doubles every 1.5-2 years. However, this results in exponential exponential growth of computing power.
Bbwb TIL White-nose syndrome is a disease that severely threatens the U.S. bat population and has killed more than 5.7 million bats
e0xR5 TIL The Inuit Way to teach kids to control their anger by using story to discipline and not acting out.
wxJ8 TIL that the English word “taboo” comes from the Polynesian word “tapu”, which means too sacred to touch and therefore off limits
0w5Ny Today I learned about the Raj Ghat, a black marble pedestal that marks the spot where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated after his assassination in 1948