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TIL Chess grandmasters can lose 10 pounds and burn 6,000 calories just by sitting

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VOR4 TIL of Java’s “Sex Mountain” where pilgrims pair up with strangers to improve their luck in business
1aGe4 TIL Rockapella (of 'Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?' fame) is still active and touring.
6vBX TIL a clinic in Cape Cod once offered a coupon for a free pizza as part of their March Madness Vasectomy promotion, so men can watch the basketball games while on couch rest and get a free pizza
KE9R TIL that wild Chimpanzees and Orangutans have been observed using spears to aid in hunting
E1gJP TIL A French WW1 air force squadron composed of American volunteer pilots, named the Lafayette Escadrille, had two lion cubs as their mascots named ‘Whiskey’ and ‘Soda’