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TIL That there are more possible games of chess than there are atoms in the observable universe.

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J1Ql8 TIL Schrodinger constructed his famous "cat experiment" to show that misinterpretations of quantum theory can lead to absurd results that do NOT match the real world - today many popularizers of science have embraced the absurdity of Schrodinger's Cat and claim that this is how the real world works
x5mo TIL Graham crackers were made to reduce the urge to masturbate
QJ9WL TIL a photo a man who appeared to die while masturbating during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD was due to the contraction of limbs as a consequence of the heat effect on their bodies after death occurred.
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WkPpN TIL of Roberto Solis who was sentenced to life in prison in 1969 for murdering an armored truck driver. He became a successful poet in prison which led multiple well known writers to petition for his release. After he was released he robbed an armored truck for $3 million and is still on the run