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TIL Robots have been around since 1948, with the first robot actually being a complex application of concepts from the 4th century

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v1BZR TIL That John Williams and Stephen Spielberg met in 1972 after Spielberg got a Universal executive to arrange for their meeting. Williams, charmed by Spielberg's enthusiastic personality, agreed to work with him, cementing one of the best known film and music partnerships.
b6WJp TIL two leading hypotheses of consciousness: Integrated information theory (IIT) and global network workspace theory (GNWT).
0weky TIL - The name Devo comes from their concept of 'de-evolution'—the idea that instead of continuing to evolve, mankind has actually begun to regress, as evidenced by the dysfunction and herd mentality of American society.
9B9p TIL people with a naturally slow walking speed are 1.5x more likely to develop dementia in later life, compared to fast walkers.
x6VyD TIL in 2010 a Seattle-area county council candidate named Ubax Gardheere once threatened to blow up a school bus and mocked the children who fled the vehicle as "cowards", according to court documents.