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TIL George Koval: Soviet master spy that infiltrated the Manhattan project, stole nearly all of our nuclear secrets, single-handedly provided the key technology for Russia’s nuclear arsenal, and was only discovered as a spy in 2002.

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4X4Ng TIL of Chess Boxing where fighters switch between boxing and playing chess. Fighters win: by knockout, by checkmate, by the judge’s decision, or if the opponent exceeds the time limit.
nW8PG TIL for 1920 to 1940, 20 years, the U.S. Government forced every company to put lethal deadly poison in every alcohol. It killed over 10,000 people.
nWnyr TIL: that some species of sharks have an umbilical cord at birth, therefore have a belly button
BgNyk TIL there’s a White House fountain in memory of two prominent men who shared a home and died together on the Titanic.
VMJLp TIL that neanderthals could interbreed with modern humans, and around 66% of East Asians and about 70% of Europeans share genes with them