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TIL Connect Four is a solved game. The first player can always win.

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R59vl TIL of Beauty Parlor Stroke Syndrome, a type of stroke that can occur due to poor neck posture, such as when getting your hair washed at the beauty salon.
MWg7 TIL: Mississippi had its own official Stasi-like spy agency dedicated to opposing civil rights. You can search its archives online.
PvQO TIL I learned that Bob Marley once said “The people who are trying to make this world worse aren’t taking a day off. How can I?” after armed gunmen attacked his home two days before giving a free concert called “Smile Jamaica”
DZne TIL When Frank Sinatra died, Las Vegas casinos stopped spinning for 1 minute. (#8)
e0D7J TIL 38 elders helped a linguist compile a dictionary of the Klallam language and one contributed 12,000 words to the dictionary over the years. When it was released, KIallam people from all over turned out for the dictionary signing ceremony and some cradled the book like a baby