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TIL Both Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon Bonaparte played, and we’re beaten by a, chess robot. The robot toured the world, beating masters and novices alike. However, in reality it was just a man in a box.

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nQNd TIL: Jason Lee of “My Name Is Earl” used to be a devout Scientologist, when he found out his first wife had read an anti-Scientology book he sent her a one-paragraph “disconnection letter” ending their relationship. As of 2016, Lee no longer practices Scientology.
o8Eo TIL our walking speed is affected by whom we’re with. On average, women walking together move the slowest, men slow down 7% when walking with female partners they’re interested in, and men walking with male friends move at speeds faster than either man’s preferred walking speed.
aPEA TIL of the British Roundabout Appreciation Society, an organisation devoted to… appreciating roundabouts and acknowledging the fact that they’re superior to “fascist, robotic traffic lights”
0dvYR TIL Velcro hates it when you use "Velcro" as an actual word.
YppWv TIL A&E created a list of the 100 most influential people of the last millennium and it was topped by Johannes Gutenberg, creator of the printing press