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TIL that 99% of all intelligence will be artificial, according to a World Economic Forum panelist

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1PJ7 TIL the Eruption of Krakatoa was so loud, it was heard over 3000 miles away, the equivalent of hearing a sound from Ireland while you’re in Boston. It also ruptured the eardrums of sailors over 40 miles away, killed over 36 thousand due to the eruptions and subsequent tsunamis.
wLDbW TIL There's a decades-long experimental archeology project in France to build a 13th century castle with period tools.
X0nOr TIL that the Korn album See You on the Other Side featured collaborations with the songwriting group The Matrix
0dAKM TIL from WTC debris, the structural steel was bought by scrap metal industry and sold to Chinese and Indian second hand metal markets. Several buildings were built with Twin Tower steel across Indian cities, including a college and a trade centre.
JYQo1 TIL ice-cream manufacturers mix messed up batches of ice-cream in with chocolate ice-cream so they don't have to throw it away