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TIL that there are more possible chess games than there are atoms in the observable universe.

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JYZYB TIL there is a Post Office at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
eGWk TIL USS Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers are 50 times more stealthy than any destroyer currently in service. Advanced stealth technology allows the 610-foot long warship to appear as a small fishing boat on radar.
AD7Gd TIL Enimem missed his 2003 Academy for Best Original Song as he was was sleeping that night, believing he wouldn't win.
woEgE TIL that the US government actually poisoned alcohol during prohibition
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