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TIL Siri evolved from a DARPA project to create a system for military decision-making that would learn and become more efficient over time

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Lk0Vm TIL A Chinese passenger attempted to open the plane's emergency door to get some air because it was "too hot and stuffy." The door fell off and the evacuation slide was activated. Similar incidents of passengers attempting to open plane doors have been described elsewhere in China.
a89kZ TIL Fairy Shrimp are a species that lives in ephemeral pools of rainwater, and completes its lifecycle by laying eggs by the time those pools dry up. Its eggs then wait until the next time that pool fills, even years or decades, and the cycle repeats
m1G1y TIL that it’s common for your nose to run while defecating. It’s a result of your parasympathetic nervous system being activated that causes what is called “defecation rhinorrhea” in the sinuses.
rR9j1 TIL It takes 40 gallons of tree sap to make 1 gallon of maple syrup.
5yJP TIL iranian artist Atena Farghadani was imprisoned for critizing an anti birth-control law in a cartoon - then additionally charged with ‘illegitimate sexual relationship short of adultery’ for shaking her lawyers hand.