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TIL The concept of 1st, 2nd & 3rd World country was purely Geopolitical and had nothing to do with its economy.

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R5VD7 TIL that only 1 in 10 American adults are eating enough fruits and vegetables
XvKk TIL that to prepare IBM’s Watson for Jeopardy, researchers inputted the entirety of Urban Dictionary. Unfortunately, this had the side effect of Watson adopting profanity. In one test, it even used the word “bullshit” to respond to a researcher’s query.
8e7B4 TIL that the Sultan of Morocco proposed a joint Anglo-Moroccan invasion of the West Indies that would expel Spain from the Caribbean and place their former colonies under joint Moroccan-English rule. Queen Elizabeth was intrigued but both she and the Sultan died in 1603, scuttling any plans.
PoMJ TIL that airplane pilots would announce that Jonas Salk was on board and passengers would burst into applause. Hotels routinely would upgrade him into their penthouse suites.
dDVjB TIL scientists are developing a "cure" for cat allergies using IgY antibodies from chicken eggs to reduce the burden of feline Fel d 1 in cat saliva thereby reducing presence of allergens that affect humans.