› added 5 years ago

85

TIL the brilliant chess Master, Jose Raul Capablanca, first learned what Chess was by watching his father play his friend. After two games, he understood how the pieces move and the objective. For the third game, he challenged his father and won. He was only four years old.

Read more chesshistory.com

via reddit.com

MeJkW TIL that John Wayne's character in the 1956 classic movie The Searchers, repeated use of the phrase "That'll be the day" so impressed Buddy Holly and friends they used it as the title for their now standard rock song That'll be the day.
AAj7 TIL that a 1997 poll showed that Americans thought NASA’s funding accounted for 20% of the federal budget. In fact, NASA has received one cent or less per every tax dollar since 1975. Currently, they receive a $.005 cents per dollar.
jDoj TIL A software developer outsourced his work to China paying someone else less than one fifth of his six-figure salary to do his job. He used the free time mostly to surf the web and watch cat videos.
r0JW TIL When demolishing the house of serial killers Fred and Rosemary west, every brick was crushed and every timber beam burned in order to discourage souvenir hunters.
oEoE TIL People who drink whole milk are considerably less likely to be over-weight than those who drink low-fat milk.