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TIL that in chess is possible to checkmate in only two moves (Fool’s mate)

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xVPm0 Seven out of ten prescriptions written today are for items unknown to medicine before World War II.
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DQOpg TIL that due to a bad hand cramp, Tina Weymouth was unable to play bass on the studio recording of the Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love". One of the studio engineers had to take her place.
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