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TIL there was a 3-day Go championship game ongoing in Hiroshima when the city was nuked. The building was damaged and several spectators were injured, but play resumed normally after lunch break and concluded later that day.

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wLZM7 TIL that during World War 1, the Germans disguised one of their ships as a British ship, the RMS Carmania, and sent it out to ambush British vessels. In a hilariously bad stroke of luck, the first ship it encountered was the real RMS Carmania, which promptly sank them.
pdNO TIL Madison Square Garden only has 9 more years left on its lease until it is being forced to close and relocate so NYC can rebuild Penn Station.
DQoyv TIL that "Ghost Marriage" is a Chinese tradition involving the marriage ceremony of one or both deceased individuals.
O5Jg TIL Timothy Cole, while always maintaining his innocence despite an offer for a shorter sentence, died 14 years into a 25 year sentence for a rape DNA tests later showed he did not commit
W7V7d TIL Juggernaut comes from the Puri Jagannath Chariot that is so difficult to stop once rolling