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TIL Ian Curtis of Joy Division died before John Lennon

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GAXj4 TIL more women than men have contributed to out gene pool due to the fact pre-historic men had children with between 1.5 and 3.3 women on average
4kpyg TIL Until 1980, users of chess computers had to move the computer’s pieces by hand. The 1982 Novag Robot Adversary used a robotic arm to move pieces but only 2500 units were produced due to high failure rates
Z8W8R TIL that King Frederik VII of Denmark was the last monarch to rule in Denmark as an absolute monarch and that when he died childless in 1863, a succession crisis ensued.
VMaAG TIL a black student dropped out of theater school when his teacher told him casting him in roles that weren't explicitly black would "color" his play. Feeling guilty the teacher introduce him to a talent agent. That student was Joe Morton who went on land parts in Terminator 2 and Justice League.
BgoNr TIL that Nobel Prize-winning novelist Camilo José Cela was infamous for his scandalous remarks. He once claimed he could absorb liters of water via his anus and offered to demonstrate. He also called the Cervantes Prize, Spain's top literary award, "covered with shit," despite accepting it in 1995.