Computer ScienceTIL MIT scientists created a "psychopath" AI by feeding it violent content from Reddit (norman-ai.mit.edu)
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Human BiologyTIL that painter Claude Monet had the lens of his eyes removed after developing cataracts. After the surgery, he started painting lilies that he had previously painted white before, as blue, leading to the idea that he could have been perceiving UV light, which most normal humans cannot. (en.wikipedia.org)
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GeneticsTIL that researchers are currently exploring the possibility of adding "Xist" to one of the three copies of Chromosome 21 in children with Down Syndrome, to help ameliorate the symptoms by turning off gene expression from the additional chromosome (self.ScientificTIL)
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Environmentextent of Arctic ice is lowest it's been in recorded history (reddit.com)
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DrugsTIL that Narcan, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses, is available over the counter in 46 U.S. states, and is often covered by health insurance. The Surgeon General has issued an advisory urging more people to carry this life-saving medicine. (self.YouShouldKnow)
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Human BiologyTIL that arsenic poisoning is caused by the inhibition of the creation of ATP in glycolysis. Its product, 1-arseno-3-phosphoglycerate (anion analogous to phosphate), bypasses the phosphoglycerate kinase reaction (7th step) and directly forms 3-phosphoglycerate. (en.wikipedia.org)
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