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TIL that mathematically there are more possible games of chess than there are atoms in the Observable Universe.

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VMgMB TIL that the Porgs in Star Wars: The Last Jedi only exist to cover up the puffins native to Skellig Michael (Luke's Island) as they couldn't be removed by law.
neKmW TIL Cinderella Castle at Tokyo Disneyland was once home to the Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour, an attraction involving encounters with classic Disney villains. This featured a finale with The Horned King from The Black Cauldron, making it one of the only uses of that movie in Disney Parks.
16pY8 TIL you can harvest pearls without killing the oyster! They are taken out of the water and opened very slightly so that the muscle keeping them closed is not injured. Special tools are used to gently remove the pearl and then the oyster goes back into the water!
OoEJR TIL of a Dutch sailor who stole a military aircraft and flew it to Libya to get out of the Dutch Navy.
jB5n TIL in 1994, Crayola released a set of scented crayons but had to remove some of the scents a year later because parents complained that some of the crayons smelled good enough to eat.