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TIL comedian Greg Giraldo had a law degree from Harvard

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wMd8 TIL that in chess is possible to checkmate in only two moves (Fool’s mate)
jN4wR TIL in 2015 "Hello Barbie" was released. She used speech recognition and connected to wifi. When you pressed her belt buckle, Barbie saved what you said to the cloud so she could learn your likes and dislikes and incorporate them into future conversations. Some parents found it "too creepy".
QNBep TIL about the Astronomical Year Numbering system used in astronomy which ditches BC and AD and instead numbers 1 BC as the year 0, 2 BC as the year -1, 3 BC as the year -2 and so on.
8oYa TIL Danny McBride’s grandmother invited her friend’s over to watch the premiere of her grandson’s TV Show “Eastbound and Down.” Afterward, none of her friends talked to her anymore.
bkYN TIL the Fibonacci Sequence was described by an Indian mathematician ~1200 years before Fibonacci wrote of it