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TIL Three men each won $19,100 in a lawsuit after being denied waiter jobs at Hooters.

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rRoKy Today I Learned Multiple of different variants of Chess around the Globe. Shogi is the Japanese version with an official player league/organization. Fun Fact Shogi allows for eliminated pieces to be re-positioned on the board allowing for an entire different end-game strategy.
vPb4B TIL that the inventor of the Pringles can, Fred Baur, requested to be buried in one. Part of his ashes were indeed buried in a Pringles can.
NXZB8 TIL in the quantum universe, the future can cause the past
WRrY TIL that Queen guitarist Brian May jokingly asked the band bassist, John Deacon, to learn the double bass for the recording of his folk song ‘39. Just a couple days later, he found Deacon in the studio with the instrument, having already learned to play it.
oRBv8 TIL in the 1990s, the New Jersey Nets asked the NBA to change their name to the Swamp Dragons. The league spent $500,000 to protect the name. The NBA owners voted 26-1 to approve the change. The Nets were the lone no vote, who changed their mind, infuriating then commissioner David Stern.