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TIL chess in a mandatory subject in Armenian schools

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BredL TIL about Inedia, aka Breatharianism, which is the belief that human beings can survive without food or water and sustain themselves with sunlight and "prana".
0w9Zy TIL "Miss America" is actually abbreviated. Originally it was, "The Most Beautiful Bathing Girl in America," and the winner was judged solely on their bathing suit.
GAebG TIL that the least common birth date (other than February 29th) is December 25th
gxWy TIL The number of Americans who believed homosexuality is a sin actually went up between 2013-2014 (45%-50%)
oRJ0L TIL about Ssgt Reckless, a beer drinking war horse who, amoung other honors, had 2 Purple Hearts, and had to essentially be smuggled to the US after the Korean War when officials expressed preferences to leaving her behind or "destroying" her.