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TIL the term "Napoleon Dynamite Problem" is used to describe the phenomenon where "quirky" films such as Napoleon Dynamite, Lost in Translation and I Heart Huckabees prove difficult for researchers to create algorithms able to predict whether or not a viewer will like a certain film.

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XwWQ TIL ‘The Earth Pyramid Project’, is a project that plans to erect a pyramid in an as-yet-undecided location. It will hold contributions from every government, indigenous peoples, and all the world’s children in chambers within the structure. Then the Pyramid will be sealed for 1000 years.
epa56 TIL that, according to Norse mythology, dwarves were dark elves
VMJRG TIL in 2015 a call center in NY was infested with bedbugs. The workers unwittingly brought them home. The company demanded the workers pay to have their own homes fumigated and prove it before returning to work. They were also sited by OSHA for conducting fumigation during work hours.
6EwPW TIL NASA has an overdue fine for $400 owed to the Dundas Shire in WA Australia for littering
W7xG8 TIL That there are estimated to be at least a minimum of 100 political prisoners in the United States