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TIL the Japanese have an obsession with American cars

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GYLnQ TIL about the board game go. It was invented in Asia some 2500 years ago and has more possible board variations than atoms in the known universe. It is so exceedingly complex that it was only in 2016 that an AI defeated a human world champion (the chess world champion was defeated in 1997).
DXop TIL that in WWI the 369th Infantry Regiment spent 191 days under fire,never lost a man through capture, lost a trench or a foot of ground to the enemy, but was not allowed to march in the victory parade.
9GNG TIL As a male Swiss citizen, Roger Federer was compulsorily required to serve in the armed forces. However, in 2003, despite already having become a tennis pro, he was deemed ‘unfit’ because of a back problem, and was relieved of his obligations.
XEA4k TIL that the Ancient Greeks invented the spiked dog collar to protect their canine buddies from wolf attacks
pYewZ TIL there is a test for anal grip strength