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TIL A man serving life in prison for the murder of his mother became the second highest-rated chess player in the US by obtaining USCF membership for other inmates and playing tournaments against them.

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PYdMn TIL about Anna Coleman Ladd , a sculptor , who gave new faces to WW1 soilders by making facial masks for them
loxrG TIL that wolves are vital to the existence of Yellowstone NP ecosystem.
R7NXw TIL in the 50s there was a nuclear bomb test in the Australian Outback. Aboriginals thought a spirit killed all of the kangaroos for them. They ate them and died of radiation poisoning.
aw7GJ TIL days are gradually getting longer; the modern day is longer by about 1.7 milliseconds than a century ago.
W0N8 TIL that People were confused how a Chinese couple managed to run a busy restaurant 21 hours a day without getting tired. Locals named it “robot couple restaurant”. Turns out the restaurant is run by two couples … both the men and women are identical twins.