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MJwA TIL 988 million positions can be achieved in the first four moves from both sides in chess.
BrwJD TIL Siamese cats have their coloration due to the enzyme tyrosinase being mutated to be ineffective at body temperature but active in the tails feet ears and face where it’s cooler and can produce the dark pigment.
PlnL TIL Louisiana has a different legal system than the other 49 states. It is based in French and Spanish Civil Law as opposed to English Common Law.
J1B44 Today I learned that the Fairy Fountain music in the Legend of Zelda games is in fact a rearrangement of the Water Land music from Mario 3.
nWjJY TIL love is as strong as illegal drugs. When you fall in love the same part of your brain is stimulated as when you take mind-altering substances like cocaine.