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TIL The Church of Satan does not worship or even believe in the existence of Satan

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EggZx Til Before Serena Williams, there was Althea Gibson – the first African American to compete at US National Championships and the first to be ranked No.1 in the world. She achieved this during a time when American sports is still very segregated.
VMO44 TIL In 1912, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo invented a chess-playing machine that could solve a king and rook vs king endgame. It didn't always deliver mate in the fewest number of moves, nor always within the 50-move rule limit but it would checkmate the opponent every time.
lN0A TIL the average Australian’s household wealth is $728,000. By comparison, the US average is $81,200.
a8MVM TIL a 2022 study revealed that Belgium's ban on loot boxes in video games had not been enforced by the Belgium Gaming Commission and that 82 of the 100 highest-grossing iPhone games were still selling loot boxes.
9B9M TIL That Jon Benjamin, the voice of Archer, and Bob of Bob’s Burgers, released a jazz album in which he tries to strike a deal with the Devil to become a great jazz pianist, but is refused. He proceeds to make a jazz album anyway.