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TIL that typing an asterisk at the start of a sentance in Microsoft word automatically creates a bullet point.

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0dXrv TIL that every time you shuffle a deck of cards it’s most likely the first time the cards have EVER been in that order
rRQwd TIL of the Ombalantu Baobab Tree. A tree so large that’s there’s a door in the trunk and 35 people can fit inside. It has served as a chapel, post office, house, and hiding spot during its history in Namibia.
P1K6g TIL Karpov vs. Kasparov, World Chess Championship 1984 match lasted for five months & five days. FIDE President Florencio Campomanes unilaterally terminated the match, citing the players' health despite both players wanting to continue. Karpov is said to have lost 10 kg over the course of the match.
PYl5G A shocking number of people view cyclists as less than human — even likening them to insects — and that those “dehumanizing” attitudes are connected with aggressive driving targeted at people on bikes, according to a new study.
E1E1x TIL Henry VIII had people who were called “Grooms of the Stool” who’s job was to wipe his bottom. During his reign he had four such people, all of them were knighted.