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TIEPilot , in TIL The first recorded human death by robot was in 1979 when 25-year-old Ford Motor assembly line worker Robert William was struck by an arm of a malfunctioning one-ton robot

Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics would have prevented this.

First Law:

A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

Second Law:

A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

Third Law:

A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

Thekingoflorda ,
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How would that prevent a malfunction from accidentally killing someone?

dbilitated , in TIL of the CLOACA PROFESSIONAL : a large art installation that turns food into feces.
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such an awesome gallery. my fav is the supercollider exhibit

Eggyhead , in The Japanese developers of Puck-Man changed the name to Pac-Man when porting it to North America to avoid a scenario where the "P" in Puck Man would be changed to an "F", forming an obscene name.
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The comic character Tin-tin is called Tan-tan in Japan for similar reasons.

tronx4002 , in TIL The term keystone species refers to species that define an entire ecosystem, where it would be dramatically different or cease to exist without the species. Examples: beavers, wolves, and sea otte

Sea otter, I would not have expected.

ArugulaZ , in TIL of PISS CHRIST: a controversial depiction of a crucifix immersed in urine created by artist and photographer Andres Serrano

I heard this was by Maplethorpe?

Kolanaki , in TIL - "Mage" derives from Magush, the old persian name for Zoroastrian priests, which means "Fire worshipper"
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This makes it even more interesting that fire mages in Dark Souls are called “pyromancers” while regular magic users still get the moniker “mage.”

sadreality , in TIL The name "flashlight" came from the first lights that could only briefly illuminate because the batteries couldn’t hold a charge for long periods of time

Interesting but why Zelenskiy as thumbnail lol

Maestro ,
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Kbin-only image cache bug

AphoticDev , in TIL the FBI struggled to hire hackers because of a rule that required applicants to have not smoked marijuana for the past 3 years
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So I guess they’re not forcing the ones they catch to become slaves for the government to avoid jail time anymore?

Chickenstalker , in TIL yawning is observed in almost all vertebrate animals and is "contagious" across species. There is no consensus on why yawning occurs.

A L I Y U M S

wrath-sedan , in TIL just 20% of European homes have air conditioning compared to 88% in US
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No wonder they’re more worried about climate change /s

eestileib , in TIL that In World War II, British spies plotted to spike Hitler's food with estrogen to make him less aggressive.

Dumbasses didn’t know it’s the Spiro that reduces T

BlitzFitz , in TIL that In World War II, British spies plotted to spike Hitler's food with estrogen to make him less aggressive.
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I just keep thinking of the scenes with Kevin Nash in the longest yard. Longest Yard Estrogen

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jeena OP , in TIL that "1 Week of Water Fasting" is very easy for me
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Oh wow, didn’t realize I would get so many downvotes for it, perhaps I broke some rule … hm perhaps it’s against the self promoting rule because it’s a video I myself created?

slazer2au ,

Consider the community is Today I Learnt and I doubt you found out today about week long fasts.

jeena OP ,
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Hm today was the last day I could not have found out yesterday, but perhaps I’m misunderstanding the concept.

safesyrup ,

In addition to self promotion I think the concept of „Today I learned“ is not about things you learn about yourself. Rather facts or concepts you encounter while reading something online

doppelgangmember , in TIL about ‪a flower which is called “naked man orchid”.

Thanks! Can’t unsee it now!

Mcflanery , in TIL about ‪a flower which is called “naked man orchid”.

Seem to be growers and showers.

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