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TIL the term "Artificial Intelligence" was first coined in 1956 by John McCarthy at the Dartmouth Conference

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rNrAd TIL about "Embassy", an Australian drama series set in the embassy of a fictional South-East Asian country which the Malaysian government considered to be so offensive that it was cited as one of the reasons for a temporary freezing of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
NxrP TIL People in the UK driving on the left dates back to the 1700’s where travellers would keep passers by on their right in case they were a bandit, this meant their sword hand was at the ready to draw if needed.
ADG0d TIL the first pizza delivered in space was in 2001 by Pizza Hut
QdDL TIL the derelict Land of Oz Theme Park has been (almost) abandoned since 1980 - it gets cleaned up and opens one weekend in October each year for Halloween
DdBj TIL that yellow teeth are stronger than white ones, since the natural colour of our teeth is light yellow or grey. Products which whiten our teeth can permanently weaken them.