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TIL Shaquille O'Neal's fifth rap album was scheduled for release on 2001/09/11 but was mysteriously abandoned

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e0Wyb TIL that thoughts directly related to being in the shower are not allowed at ʀ/Showerthoughts (rule n° 4)
mx0nY TIL Bobby Fischer, one of the greatest chess players of all time was issued a warrant for his arrest by the United States for playing a chess match which would ultimately be his final competitive match.
yVDne TIL that during WWI, the U.S. Army recruited bilingual women, nicknamed the "Hello Girls", to operate military switchboards near the front lines, ensuring rapid and accurate communication in both English and French.
oRWBr TIL The @ Symbol was invented in 1956. 435 years before email was invented.
M818 TIL the “TTC Sleeper”, a Toronto transit employee who was caught sleeping on the job and was mocked in countless memes, died 10 months later due to health issues that caused him to fall asleep on the job.