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TIL Some correspondence chess competitions allow players to consult endgame tablebases during a game, allowing them to use a perfect best move from a database that has been pre-calculated by a computer.

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OyY TIL that 2 years ago a man created an actual cure for hiccups. Tried it today and mind = Blown!
rRoY1 TIL Channel Drift is when a TV network shifts its shows to newer and more profitable audiences. The History Channel began showing non-history shows like Pawn Stars, American Pickers and Top Shots. Sci-Fi channel re-branded to Syfy to avoid trademark issues and include WWE professional wrestling.
VMPvm TIL Prehistoric Europeans made clay baby bottles in the shape of cute animals. These bottles have been found in the graves of infants, indicating an importance greater than simply function.
Oap6 TIL In WWII, partially due to America’s ship-building rate, advances in radar technology, as well as cracking the “Enigma code”, German U-boats had a 75% casualty rate by the end of the war,(the highest of all German forces).
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