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TIL there’s a version of chess called “quantum chess” where the pieces are in a state of superposition; the player doesn’t know what a piece will be until it is selected for play. Once selected, it behaves as any one of the conventional pieces and returns to its state of superposition after the move

BgBwW TIL that whales and sturgeon found in the United Kingdom are automatically designated as the personal property of the monarch.
neMbr TIL that 3D glasses were invented in 1838 by Charles Wheatstone.
vPE7j TIL there is a mushroom that tastes like chicken
90y7 TIL that a 51 year old Brazilian priest strapped himself on a chair with 1000 balloons. He got lost at sea and later died.
d8Bnr TIL: Paris had a pneumatic post system, where you could send your mail through tubes until 1984!