Things I learned lately 21 Apr

• Bad actors are leveraging the excitement about AI chat tools to offer legit looking Facebook ads offering free downloads of AI tools. DON’T. It’s malware of the worst kind. If you want to use AI, just register on the legit sites themselves. Also, I have become aware of mobile apps that charge a subscription for access to AI tools. These are not only potentially dangerous, they are charging money for something that is free. I can even generate AI images and I don’t pay a dime.
• Beer (with more than 2.25% alcohol) wasn’t legal in Iceland until 1989.
• The average salary in Iceland is USD$3600 per month.
• Parents can only choose from a list of authorized names to name their new baby in Iceland.
• Iceland's first parliament, the Althing (Icelandic: Alþingi), was established in Thingvellir National Park in 930 AD.
• Iceland is the first country in the world to make it illegal to pay men more than what they pay women for the same work.
• All Icelanders also speak English and many speak Danish.
• Ants cannot survive in Iceland.
• Iceland is the only country in NATO with no army.
• Iceland has ubiquitous Wi-Fi coverage.
• Selective breeding has increased cannabis potency over the years, from 4% THC in 1995, to 14% THC in 2019.
• Spain has the highest cannabis usage in the EU.
• There are actually 2 chemically different forms of THC, delta 9 (most common) and delta 8. Delta 8 THC has a milder effect, is less intense and more relaxing and doesn’t tend to produce anxiety or paranoia.