TIL In 1959, during the Candidates’ chess tournament in Yugoslavia, Pal Benko wore dark glasses in his match against Mikhail Tal to avert Tal’s gaze. In response, Tal borrowed a pair of large sunglasses from a member of the crowd and wore them as a joke.

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TIL In 1959, during the Candidates’ chess tournament in Yugoslavia, Pal Benko wore dark glasses in his match against Mikhail Tal to avert Tal’s gaze. In response, Tal borrowed a pair of large sunglasses from a member of the crowd and wore them as a joke.

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TIL In 1959, during the Candidates’ chess tournament in Yugoslavia, Pal Benko wore dark glasses in his match against Mikhail Tal to avert Tal’s gaze. In response, Tal borrowed a pair of large sunglasses from a member of the crowd and wore them as a joke.

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TIL about the Chibalo, a large-scale system of forced labour that included men, women and children in Portuguese Angola and lasted until the 1950s. Up to 30% of the total male population was employed. It reached a worker mortality rate of up to 40%.

TIL of the Jasper Fire (2000) in South Dakota. The largest fire in the state’s history (83,508 acres), was caused by a woman who dropped her match upon lighting a post-piss cigarette

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