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TIL the first chiropractor was a Canadian who claimed he received a message from a ghost

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NX4BN TIL that the average lifespan of zebras in the wild is 25 years.
06Vp TIL in 1999 chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov played The World in a game of chess that lasted over four months. Over 50,000 people from more than 75 countries participated in the game with moves being decided by majority vote. Garry ended up winning on turn 62 when 51% of The World decided to resign.
rYae TIL the last letter George Harrison wrote in his life was to Mike Myers to tell him how much he enjoyed Austin Powers
Ypv8x TIL a test to determine whether a person is susceptible to catch scarlet fever is called "The Dick test" after its inventor.
NXngb TIL NASA's Gemini 6a astronauts & craft were saved by a fluke. At ignition an electrical plug came off shutting down the engines. Later a dust cover was found left on a gas generator in error. Had the plug not fallen off the furl flow would have been choked, triggering a perilous pad ejection.