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TIL: A Robot keeps escaping because of its ‘love for freedom’ even after undergoing extensive reprogramming to avoid the issue. They might not have any other option but to shut it down

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D1W6J TIL that hedgehogs hibernate and one way you can tell the difference between a hibernating hedgehog and a dead one is if it emits a tiny snore.
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