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TIL that total US oil consumption is back to 1997 levels.

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0dL4y TIL about the "Saavedra Position"—a famous chess endgame where an amateur player found a win that professional masters missed. The key is "underpromotion"—turning a pawn into a Rook instead of a Queen. A Queen would force a draw (stalemate), but the weaker Rook wins the game.
QJ4Kk TIL that the USS Arizona had the guns of her #2 turret salvaged, relined and placed upon the USS Nevada. These guns were later fired in anger upon the Japanese at Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
dD9bj TIL That “The Ton” in Bridgerton is Mayfair on the Monopoly board.
6EDXX TIL that an artist set up an installation in a Namibian desert to play Toto's Africa for all eternity
bKW7 TIL The richest 8 people have more wealth than half of the world’s population.