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Today I learned…

Here you can find interesting things I picked up while going about my day. Or down another random rabbit hole.

Have something interesting to share with me? Please reach out!

2024 / Week 26

What3Words Algorithm

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There is a geocoding system that divides the world into 3×3m squares and assigns three words to each of them. Need an example? The best place to get pizza in Bern is at this location: ///cuts.deserved.cave.

Time Billionaire

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If you are in your 20s, you are a Time Billionaire – twice. A Time Billionaire is someone who has (statistically speaking) more than one billion seconds left to live.

2024 / Week 25

Calculator Spelling

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There are a ton of words you can spell with your calculator. Way more than I thought.

The Philosophy Game

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Apparently, always clicking the first link of a Wikipedia article will send you to the same page in the end: Philosophy (at least in 97.3% of cases)