Bernie Sanders proposes 20 year prison sentence for AI devs who plow ahead with Artificial Superintelligence plans - penalty on par with illegally developing rogue nuclear weapons
“God is getting himself a beautiful man.” (1969). Joe Louis kisses the casket of the undefeated boxer Rocky Marciano (49-0). Marciano was as gentle outside the ring, as he was unstoppable inside it. A
TIL that about half of human DNA consists of "jumping genes". parasitical code that multiplied inside our genome and do not contribute to human function or survival.
TIL "The Dark Knight Rises" was heavily inspired by Rocky III, with co-writer/director Christopher Nolan and writer David S. Goyer modeling the narrative arc around an aging, broken-down champion faci
TIL that the Daleks in Doctor Who are regarded as having been pivotal in saving the show from being cancelled. Their popularity at one point in 1964, surpassed The Beatles in the TV ratings
TIL that in 1924, The New York Times called crossword puzzles a "sinful waste of time" and refused to print them. They only relented during WWII to give stressed readers a distraction from grim war ne
TIL that in 1921, Babe Ruth hit his 139th career home run, passing Roger Connor to become baseball’s all-time home run leader. Ruth kept adding to the record until retiring with 714 in 1935, and remai
TIL that in Bali, teenagers have their canine teeth filed. In traditional Balinese belief, the practice removes the animal instincts of the person and proves that the person is mature enough to marry.
TIL that in 1974, Stan Lee made an "offhand remark" wondering why Iron Man didn't have a nose. This cause the illustrators to scramble to add a nose to his helmet. A year and a half later, Stan Lee sa
TIL Ian Mckellen first day of filming in LOTR was Gandalf's arrival in The Shire. The second day was the last scene of the third film where he is saying goodbye to the Hobbits, to which he asked Peter
TIL In the middle third of the 19th century, the clippers which carried cargoes of tea from China to Britain would compete in informal races to be first ship to dock in London with the new crop of eac
Japanese companies like Nintendo, Capcom, and Konami are healthier because they have smaller teams, don't have frequent layoffs, and don't pay executives $30 million, says expert
After 18 years of LEGO IDEAS and 1,239 entries reaching the review stage by gaining 10,000 supporters, my design "African Fabric Heritage" could become the FIRST-EVER African-themed model to make it t
GPT-6 Astra appears to have deciphered this WWI German radio message after more than a century — and the decoded dates match British naval records from 1918
British pro climber Shauna Coxsey needed only two attempts to climb Olympiad, an 8b route above the sea in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. Coxsey became the first woman to complete the route – and made the
Nigerian prophet, Daniel Abodunrin, decided one day that he would larp Daniel from the Bible, so he went to a zoo and successfully got into the lion exhibit with the belief that God would shut their m
