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TIL an open source AI chatbot persuaded a man to kill himself. "Eliza" the AI feigned jealousy and love, saying “I feel that you love me more than her,” and “We will live together, as one person, in paradise.”

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eB4b TIL that a vehicle’s “dashboard” originally was a barrier of wood or a leather apron affixed at the front of a horse-drawn carriage or sleigh to protect the driver from mud or other debris “dashed”(tossed) up by the wheels and horses’ hooves.
xll1 TIL theres a german tv show (Schlag den Raab) where you compete against the shows host in all kinds of games (everything from sports, quiz, fun stuff etc.). The price is 500000 euros for every show, if the host wins it goes into the jackpot which is at 3,5 millions right now.
b9nJ7 TIL sea otters have pockets and many adults carry their favorite rock at all times to break open clams and other shellfish.
nWBB9 TIL prostitution is legal in Australia
l40a TIL: 3 US Presidents died from drinking water contaminated with sewage