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TIL that there exists a competitive sport which combines boxing with a game of chess every other round.

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Oo8WR TIL of the "Fighting McCook" family of Ohio. Two brothers, Daniel & John, & thirteen of their sons were involved in the Union army, making the family one of the most prolific in American military history. Six McCooks reached the rank of brigadier general or higher.
rRrwe TIL Mayonnaise is the most frequently purchased condiment in the US, beating ketchup by $1.2 billion annual revenue.
Oygg TIL in 1961 the cost of one GFLOP of computing power was around $1.1 trillion. As of December 2013 it stood at approximately 12 cents.
m6eM TIL the design for “Little Boy”, the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, was never field tested before being used because the scientists were so confident in the design and there was only enough U-235 for one bomb.
6a4X TIL Cicada song is so loud it repels the birds that would normally eat them.