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TIL Cleopatra married her two brothers

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wLbMo TIL nearly half of all people who have heart attacks don't realize it at the time.
aw4g0 TIL the brilliant chess Master, Jose Raul Capablanca, first learned what Chess was by watching his father play his friend. After two games, he understood how the pieces move and the objective. For the third game, he challenged his father and won. He was only four years old.
kO9Yd TIL: Schwarzenegger Kept His Sword From Conan, and Kept it Around While He Was Governor
Me9eK TIL about the One-electron Universe Theory, which states that the reason because all of the electrons have the same charge and mass is because they are just the same electron travelling through space and time
5M5B TIL George Aldrich has worked for NASA for over 40 years, and his job is to smell things. This is to ensure that there are no unpleasant smells on ISS and the shuttle. Oh and his nose also gets calibrated and tested every four months.