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TIL Google hires programmers through their own search engine

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kegW TIL that the Tardigrade (AKA the water bear) is a tiny organism that is pretty much immortal. It goes into some sort of cryo sleep to protect itself from extreme temperatures, radiation,…dont need any water and have survived a spacewalk.
W1WN TIL the wasabi you eat with your sushi rarely contains any actual wasabi. True wasabi is expensive to cultivate as it only grows in and around riverbeds in Japan, so you are likely eating a hydrated mixture horseradish, mustard, starch and green food coloring.
R5mbl TIL that in 2015 the son of the creator of Barney was charged with shooting his neighbor in the chest after accusing him of trespassing.
D1n1D TIL The world’s oldest known spider lived to be 43. Named Number 16, she died after being stung by a wasp.
5Yo1B TIL in 1997 the IBM supercomputer “Big Blue” was able to beat Garry Kasparov, the world champion of chess, at his own game in a best two out of three match. This marked the first time in history that artificial intelligence was actually catching up to humans.