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TIL of correspondence chess, a form of chess played over long distance communication systems. Games were traditionally played through the postal system and could last several years.

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nyN7 TIL in 1992 Arnold Schwarzenegger bought the first civilian Hummer, in 2003 he spent $21,000 to convert one it to burn hydrogen trying to jump start the building of hydrogen refueling plants.
4kvGb TIL that Mary Anderson invented the first operational windshield wiper but never profited from the invention as her patent expired before it became widely used in the auto industry
QvlX TIL North Korea runs a multi-billion dollar crime syndicate called Bureau 39 that commits illegal activities throughout the world
x6eE1 TIL that a Kia/Hyundai whistleblower was awarded $24 million USD for reporting the companies' failure to recall unsafe cars and share accurate recall information with the government.
jNmbM TIL Ted Lasso was an NBC ad campaign 7 years before the series.