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TIL Karpov vs. Kasparov, World Chess Championship 1984 match lasted for five months & five days. FIDE President Florencio Campomanes unilaterally terminated the match, citing the players' health despite both players wanting to continue. Karpov is said to have lost 10 kg over the course of the match. [Source]
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Cello Suites no. 6 in D Major: V. Gavottes I & II.
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Happy evenings.
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TIL that the Apple stocks icon represents the point where Apple's share value overtook Dell's [Source]
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TIL that NASA lost a $330m Mars Orbiter in 1999, immediately before mars orbit was achieved, because one of the contracted US companies used imperial units instead of metric. [Source]