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TIL in 2022 a chess-playing robot broke the finger of its 7-year-old opponent after the boy didn't give it enough time to respond & attempted to move again. The robot held his finger in place for 15 seconds before bystanders were able to pry it free. The boy then played with his finger in a cast.

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Bgbmb TIL that in 2001, a wedding hall in Israel collapsed due to the removal of load-bearing walls on the floor below several weeks prior, as well as excessive weight on the top floor. 23 people died and 380 others were injured.
VMpRQ TIL of Major General Peter Conover Hains who is believed to be the only person to have served in both the American Civil War and WWI. he retired at the mandatory retirement age of 64 but was recalled to active duty out of retirement at the age of 77 in 1917 to serve in WWI as an engineer.
epD6D TIL in 1926 Brazil had a president with name of Washington but it took a coup d’état,putting an end to Milk coffee politics and starting a new era, the Vargas Era in 1930.Washington Luis served as the last president of the First Brazilian Republic.
D10bJ TIL in 2001, a baby bear, lion, and tiger were rescued from a drug dealers house in Atlanta. They had bonded as a trio and remained friends for over 15 years. Usually as animals grow older, they grow apart from other species, but these three remained close and even lived in the same habitat.
Z8Kxv TIL, there is blood type called "RH null", which is called "golden blood". This blood is so rare that only 43 people worldwide have it. Its properties make it attractive in numerous medical applications and make it very valuable.