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TIL Bobby Fischer made the only perfect score in the U.S. Championship and went on to invent a modified chess timing system, which added a time increment after each move, now a standard practice in top tournament and match play.

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GYdN7 TIL Jeff Bezos is making about $321 million a day, $13.4 million an hour, $222,884 a minute, and $3,715 a second this year. The largest single-day increase in Bezos's net worth is $13 billion, which he achieved on July 20, 2020.
8jBa TIL a 14-year-old, who died in 2016, was at the centre of a bitter legal row between her parents over her desire to be frozen after her death until there was a possibility of bringing her back to life. After writing a letter to a High Court judge, her wish was granted.
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E1kVp TIL A baboon served alongside South African troops in World War One.