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TIL Bobby Fischer had a warrant issued for his arrest for violation of sanctions against Yugoslavia.

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JZB8 TIL that the ‘fuel efficiency’ of walking is roughly equivalent to 360 miles per gallon.
yQV9p TIL that just as % stands for per cent, ‰ stands for per mille
LPMV TIL that, in the late 1930s, Samsung started their first product line: noodles.
x6rN7 TIL: Hoovervilles were shantytowns built by the homeless during the Great Depression. They were named after President Herbert Hoover, who was in office when the Depression began.
69RJl TIL there was a 100$ bill called the superdollar which was used as counterfeit money used by various crime organizations and governments from 1998 until the at least the 2000’s