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TIL the word “checkmate” derives from the Persian phrase “Shah Met” which means “the King is Dead.”

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ygJv TIL Bugatti Veyron tires cost $42,000 for a set. At top speed they only last 15 minutes. The wheels have to be replaced every other tire change to ensure the integrity of the bead seal at high speed. Those are $69,000 a set.
yQlJa TIL of Arnold Rothstein, the most powerful of the Jewish gangsters, AKA The Brain. He was strongly believed to have fixed the 1919 World Series, and was the first to import scotch during Prohibition. He is believed to be the one who transformed disorganized crime into a business.
WOao TIL the name “Yosemite” means “They are killers” in Southern Sierra Miwok, a Utian language. The word was originally used for describing the people who lived in the region.
69BxQ TIL South Dakota was the divorce capitol of the US in the late 19th century because of lenient laws, and the state government didn’t like it
6R5Z TIL researchers used a weather balloon to carry 200 paper planes 20 miles up from a barn in Wolfsberg, Germany. The planes were released and found in numerous countries, such as Australia, Russia, and India.