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TIL a town in India is addicted to chess after one man taught everyone how to play 50 years ago to eliminate excessive alcohol consumption and gambling, which has now all decreased to nearly nothing.

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TIL that in 1999, an artist named Michael Heizer created a massive sculpture called "City" in the Nevada desert. It's a monumental earthwork sculpture that spans over 1.5 miles and includes various geometric shapes and structures.

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TIL a town in India is addicted to chess after one man taught everyone how to play 50 years ago to eliminate excessive alcohol consumption and gambling, which has now all decreased to nearly nothing.	29145
TIL that in 1999, an artist named Michael Heizer created a massive sculpture called "City" in the Nevada desert. It's a monumental earthwork sculpture that spans over 1.5 miles and includes various geometric shapes and structures.	48