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TIL The 18.4TB compressed database of all 7-piece or fewer chess endgames uses on average 0.35 bits per position, storing almost 23 chess positions per byte used.

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R79x8 TIL that Laika the first dog in space went through a grueling death hours after the launch of the spaceship from overheating She had been strapped in with no space to move, had only one serving of food, and was under immense stress from being in there. This made me immensely sad.
XrP6 TIL If you earn more than US$21,000 a year, you are part of the richest 4% on the planet.
0Z6M TIL that after the 1995 Saturday Night Live season, NBC fired Adam Sandler and Chris Farley from the show.
ObVa TIL it was recommended for chemists to smoke while making cyanide, because cyanide leaks from the fume hood or apparatus would impart a characteristic flavor to the smoke.
jNR5p TIL that according to a 2008 survey of infant and toddler feeding habits, some babies are served soft drinks daily as early as 9 months of age. The same survey found that by 24 months, more than 10 percent of toddlers were drinking soda every single day.