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TIL Chess has been used as psychotherapy help for social problems such as ADD/ADHD, alcohol and drug abuse, Asperger’s, Autism, schizophrenia, along with helping prison inmates.

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NXYYP TIL that the earlier dominance of boxer Roy Jones Jr counted against him late in his boxing career against Joe Calzaghe. Calzaghe cut Jones Jr and because Jones’s corner team had never witnessed this before, they were unable to handle it effectively, leaving Jones covered in blood.
y8vV TIL that Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed on the White House…and Ronald Reagan had them removed.
LQ6oP TIL that, according to the Drake Equation, the chance of finding love in London is 0.00034%
0XwR TIL there is a railroad station in Kinokawa, Japan whose Station Master is a cat.
EN4p TIL 40% of patients subject to medical malpractice reported that if they had received an explanation and apology, they would not have felt the need to file suit