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TIL There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe, It is called the Shannon Number.

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Wkl1N TIL The Makah Indigenous peoples call themselves Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx (Qʷidiččaʔa·tx̌). Makah was a title given to the Qʷidiččaʔa·tx̌ Indigenous peoples by others and means "generous with food".
X0eJ6 TIL Prehistoric monkeys migrated from Africa to South America by traversing the Atlantic Ocean on natural rafts
awJnZ TIL the original title for the John Wick film was called Scorn, and it was Keanu Reeves who suggested the name of the film change to John Wick, after the title character, who was named after the screenwriter's grandfather.
E1Kkd TIL The "Mensch of Malden Mills" could have retired when his textile factory burned down. Instead he paid employees for 60 days and rebuilt the factory in the same place. When asked about his decision, he replied: "And what would I do with it? Eat more? Buy another suit? Retire and die?"
XEBak TIL that the ankle is the most pleasurable body spot to "scratch".