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TIL there is a species of fish who have a singular lung and can breathe fresh air like humans

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namb TIL in 1999 in a chess match called Kasparov versus the World, World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov played against over 50,000 players voting for the best opposing move over the internet. Kasparov won.
e0My6 TIL in 2010 The Chinese government systematically dismantled C.I.A. spying operations in the country, killing an estimated 30 spies
rNREW TIL that American writer-producer Joe Bodolai (SNL and Kids In The Hall) moved to Canada in the 1970s to avoid being drafted for the Vietnam War.
JA11 TIL that mind-blowing sex can give you transient global amnesia, a condition that causes you to lose all of your memories for a couple of hours.
W74eL TIL Whales and dolphins, who still retain vestigial hip bones, evolved from land-dwelling even-toed ungulates (like hippos, deer, and camels) around 50 million years ago.