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TIL no human has beaten a computer in a chess tournament in over 15 years

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Dpyj TIL the World Health Organisation literally parachuted 14,000 cats into Borneo in the 1950’s
E1kko TIL of "The Tornado That Saved Washington". During the British sacking of 1814 a storm rolled in that doused most of the fires in the city (including the White House) and killed British soldiers with thrown debris
ANWYd TIL "The Star-Spangled Banner" actually has four verses, although the second through fourth verses are not commonly performed.
R7R64 The first modern crematory was built in the U.S. in 1876. A second came eight years later. By 1900, there were 20. The practice got another boost in 1963 when the Catholic Church reversed its opinion on cremation during the Vatican II reforms and said cremation was permitted (though ash scattering was not). Four decades ago, less than 5 percent of American were cremated when they died. Now that figure stands at nearly half.
nWNX7 TIL that the world's largest collection of flutes (yes, the musical instrument) is held by the US Library of Congress.