Post * nPKP — Curious Curator

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TIL that a parrot named Echo was put into witness protection after testifying against its owner leading to their arrest

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BDJb TIL That no branch of the government has ANY power over the Federal Reserve, none of them even have the authority to ENTER the federal reserve building

v16MR TIL that in the desert, more people die from drowning than from dehydration. This is because people come prepared for low water in the desert, but aren't prepared for flash floods.

QJbk9 TIL a Neural Network (AI) for converting satellite images to street maps learned to "cheat" by subtly encoding the original image in the output.

wXXM TIL that the cost to raise a child in the US has risen by 111% since 1999 but median income has gone down by 9%

dxXZ TIL that the phrase “You’ve got guts” originated from the American Civil War era during which over 211,000 soldiers were diagnosed with chronic diarrhea. Because of its frequency, the expression arose that a man “had to have good guts to be a good soldier.”