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TIL Siri was initially a standalone AI app that Apple acquired in 2011

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Z0gB TIL that 80 year old Yusuf Alchagoriv was attacked by a bear, head butted it, and was thrown off a cliff, and still survived.
50Qk TIL Scientology ran a forced child labor camp in Austrailia
gMWw7 TIL that people who believe that obesity is caused by a lack of exercise are more likely to be overweight than those who believe it's caused by a poor diet, because they tend to consume more food on average.
R79o4 TIL that tally sticks were used for hundreds of years to record financial transactions. When workmen were ordered to dispose of old sticks they accidentally burned down the Palace of Westminster.
ADZea TIL that 3 years after illegally joining the Marines at the age of 14, Jack Lucas snuck onto a ship bound for Iwo Jima, stormed the beach without a rifle, and threw himself on top of two grenades to protect his team. He survived, and is the youngest person to earn the Medal of Honor at 17.