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TIL that there is a sport called ‘chess boxing’, combining the two in alternating rounds.

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G7J5 TIL the colors of fire hydrants display the amount of water they provide
KY1K9 TIL there is a neighborhood in the city of Cândido Godói, Brazil, where 1 in 10 births yields twins. This is an unusually high rate. Although the exact cause for this phenomenon is unclear, the population is largely descended from a city in Germany which also has a high rate of twin births.
mxNKy TIL that the Finnish island of Aaland threatened to leave the EU if they were not permitted to continue to use and sell a tobacco product called ‘Snus.’ Snus is considered a major source of income for the island and part of their national heritage.
xVe9k TIL in 2009, Airmen Colton Read went in for gallbladder surgery and woke up with both legs amputated. Military doctors had punctured his aorta and waited 8.5 hours to get him proper medical care. Read or his family aren't legally allowed to sue for damages.
M97A TIL A group of Soviet prisoners were able to revolt and seize control of their gulag for 40 days