TIL Hunter S. Thomson got an early honorable discharge from the air force in part because, "Sometimes his rebel and superior attitude seems to rub off on other airmen staff members." ( en.wikipedia.org )
From Wikipedia:...
From Wikipedia:...
Roko's basilisk is a thought experiment which states that an otherwise benevolent artificial superintelligence (AI) in the future would be incentivized to create a virtual reality simulation to torture anyone who knew of its potential existence but did not directly contribute to its advancement or development, in order to...
As an extra TIL, he has grandchildren!...
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1djmzq9/til_that_the_famous_mime_artist_marcel_marceau/...
I never got around to watching it when it came out, and I think I'd completely missed the critical reception and box-office failure it received. Which saddened me to read after the watch, I have to say, as I was really happy to have watched it....
Following the first link in the main text of an English Wikipedia article, and then repeating the process for subsequent articles, usually leads to the Philosophy article.
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dboh8h/til_kaninhoppning_also_known_as_rabbit_agility_is/...
A whale fall occurs when the carcass of a whale has fallen onto the ocean floor, typically at a depth greater than 1,000 m (3,300 ft), putting them in the bathyal or abyssal zones. On the sea floor, these carcasses can create complex localized ecosystems that supply sustenance to deep-sea organisms for decades.
(it's not a solar system because Sol is our star, specifically; we're the only Solar system)...
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ditjyi/til_of_the_cave_bears_a_now_extinct_species_who/...
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dp16af/til_that_the_plumber_wrench_and_the_adjustable/...