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TIL That Chinese Checkers is neither a variation on checkers nor did it originate from Asia.

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pYRAe TIL: The Dalaketnon are the Filipino folklore equivalent of elves. They live in trees, have pointy ears, are attractive, tall, but the males are light skinned while the females are dark skinned. However, they can enslave humans by feeding them black rice and they have telekinetic powers.
BrwLD TIL of a 2013 study on plea bargaining, in which innocent university students were accused of cheating. Over half agreed to admit guilt in exchange for reduced punishments.
OGY8e TIL Frankenstein is not the name of The Monster; Dr. Frankenstein's assistant (1931) is named Fritz; and neither Fritz nor Igor appears in the 1818 book by Mary Shelley.
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