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TIL about "Chess Boxing", a hybrid that combines a cerebral board game and a physical sport. To take home the glory, players must coerce their opponent into a knockout or batter them into checkmate.

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OaKg TIL there was a 20 meter shark that preyed regularly on whales and other large prey. They were such efficient killers that they ran out of food and had to resort to cannibalism, effectively eating themselves into extinction.
nBWB TIL when Margaret Keane sued her ex-husband, Walter Keane for plagiarizing, The judge asked both of them to paint a painting in front of the courtroom. Walter declined, saying he had a sore shoulder, whereas Margerat completed her painting in 53 minutes.
N7YrP TIL The mayfly, Dolania americana, is believed to have the shortest adult lifespan of any insects. The adult insects emerge before dawn in early summer, mate, and die within the space of about 30 minutes. The female deposits her eggs in the water and dies within 5 minutes of emergence
ZKE4 TIL that George Lucas trademarked the word “Droid” and Motorola had to pay him for every phone sold under this moniker.
awWM TIL Aaron McGruder, the author of the Boondocks, called Condoleeza Rice a mass murderer to her face.