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TIL the number of legal board positions in the game Go has been calculated to be far greater than the number of atoms in the observable universe

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WV98 TIL, During the 1970’s the Russian space agency had a orbiting station which was armed with a 30mm cannon for ‘self defence’ and was test fired during it’s last mission.
XLGX TIL Dave Grohl played every instrument and sang every vocal on the Foo Fighters’ first album. The only reason he put the band together was so he could tour.
QJ5jX TIL there is only one gun store in all of Mexico.
YAPP TIL Trees can tell if deer are trying to eat them. Due to their ability to detect deer saliva, trees defend themselves by producing excess acids that cause their buds to taste bitter so that the deer will lose interest and leave them alone
e0DG4 TIL that the Beatles track "Helter Skelter" was recorded in chaos. While Paul recorded his vocals, George lit an ashtray on fire and held it above his head, and at the end of the song, Ringo is audibly heard throwing his drumsticks and yelling, "I've got blisters on my fingers!"