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TIL that a 2007 study discovered a negative correlation between IQ and chess skill in strong players

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VBjB0 TIL in ‘22 Jim Carrey considered retiring from acting, and producers confirmed they wouldn’t recast Robotnik if he did. But they hoped to entice him with a great script. Carrey requested it be written in gold. In ‘24 Carrey confirmed his return for Sonic 3. Fowler joked the 24k ink script cost $100k
694e7 TIL For the rules of soccer to change globally, at least two out of the 4 British football associations (British, Scottish, Welsh or Northern Ireland) must agree to it
x6pLo TIL that During World War II, the Quaker Oats company , through its subsidiary the Q. O. Ordnance Company, operated the Cornhusker Ordnance Plant as a government-owned, contractor-operated 11,960-acre site that manufactured millions of pieces of various artillery munitions.
yQP1a TIL - There have been about 106 billion different human beings to exist on Earth. Making the current population about 6% of all humans to ever be born.
QONp TIL Cunningham’s law states: “The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, it’s to post the wrong answer.”