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TIL that eighth World Chess Champion Mikhail Tal had three fingers on his right hand

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4k4E6 TIL about « Moving Day », a tradition in the province of Quebec, Canada, when residents all move at once due to most leases ending July 1st.
XENDR TIL All of the platinum ever mined could fit inside the average person’s living room
OQge TIL our fingers and toes prune in water because of a response mechanism in our nervous system that has evolved to give us a better grip on wet or submerged objects.
EZNx TIL for the “horse of a different color” effect on The Wizard of Oz, horses were tinted with lemon, cherry and grape Jello powder, which the horses would persistently try to lick off.
Zp8xB TIL that the phrase, "The empire on which the sun never sets." originally referred to the Spanish Empire.