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TIL 50% of expert chess tournament games end in a draw

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5KAr TIL that Stephen Hawking married the ex-wife of the guy who first designed his speech synthesiser
X9kQ TIL that the first person to win the game show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” used none of his lifelines until the million dollar question. He used phone-a-friend to call his dad and tell him that he was about to win and then answered the question correctly without help.
kOOxB TIL a teen injected himself with mercury at least three times in an attempt to convert his bones to metal after seeing X-Men Origins: Wolverine. He also had intentional multiple spider bites in the past after wanting to become Spider-Man.
BmGb TIL That we kiss under the mistletoe to honour Balder, the Norse God, and brother of Thor.
P1lJn Today I learned that albino redwood trees exist but they cannot produce their own food so they are considered parasites because they rely on nutrients from neighboring trees