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TIL Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ la Vida Loca” was the first #1 US hit recorded only using a computer.

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xVRR1 TIL Brian Jacques, author of the Redwall Series, was originally a milkman that volunteered to read to blind students along his route. Dissatisfied with the selection of children’s books available, he decided to write his own and became a best-selling author.
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J1OGj TIL about Capablanca chess. Invented in the 1920s by José Raúl Capablanca (world chess champion). It had two new pieces and played on a 10x8 board. He also had a 10x10 board version. Over the years this inspired many more variants.
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