Post * MJwA — Curious Curator

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TIL 988 million positions can be achieved in the first four moves from both sides in chess.

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b6yP0 TIL The Japanese Spider Crab can weigh 40lbs and live for 100 years. It has a leg span of 13 feet.

4kePb TIL the term "Ass Clown" is credited to be from the movie "Office Space."

Pm5L TIL Matt LeBlanc, who played Joey in Friends, and comedian Louis CK were classmates in both junior high and high school. Yearbook photos in link.

M7EGm TIL that one man, Thomas Nast, created the modern illustration of Uncle Sam, the symbol for both major political parties, and the modern image of Santa Claus. He also helped popularize the dollar sign as a symbol of greed and corruption in his political cartoons.

R7mO9 TIL about Precordial Catch Syndrome (AKA Texidor's Twinge), which is when someone gets a sharp stabbing pain in the side of their chest for a few moments, then it disappears with no lasting effects. Why this happens is unclear