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WTF Fun Fact – Japanese Pillow Fighting

November 26, 2021November 26, 2021
WTF Fun Fact - Japanese Pillow Fighting

There’s a national pillow fighting tournament in Japan. The fighters start by pretending to sleep on futons and when the whistle sounds, they spring to their feet and race to get a pillow. A mix between dodgeball and chess, teams throw pillows at each other while protecting the ‘King’. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: Japanese compete to qualify in national pillow fighting tournament | Euronews

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WTF Fun Fact – Chess Advisor

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020
WTF Fun Fact - Unfaithfully Several Queen

In medieval games of chess, pawns that had been promoted to a queen would be given the title of “advisor,” so as to not imply that the king had more than one queen or was unfaithful. – WTF Fun Facts

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(chess)

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WTF Fun Fact – Magnus Carlsen Grandmaster

February 14, 2020
WTF Fun Fact - Magnus Carlsen Grandmaster

While playing a 3-minute blitz game of chess at the World Championships in 2019, grandmaster Magnus Carlsen wasted 20 seconds of his time taking his suit coat off, drinking water, and organizing his pieces – and still won. – WTF Fun Facts

Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQqpeMNtL5A

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the best chess player of all times wtf fun facts

December 21, 2018
The Best Chess Player of All Times - WTF fun facts

The Best Chess Player of All Times – WTF fun facts

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the history of chess wtf fun facts

June 10, 2018
The History of Chess - WTF fun facts 

The History of Chess – WTF fun facts 

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the people of this indian village are addicted to

March 13, 2018
The people of this Indian village are addicted to chess - WTF fun facts

The people of this Indian village are addicted to chess – WTF fun facts

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ossip bernstein wtf fun facts

June 4, 2019March 7, 2017
Ossip Bernstein - WTF fun facts

Ossip Bernstein – WTF fun facts

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this man wrote a book on how to raise child

June 4, 2019November 5, 2016
This man wrote a book on how to raise child prodigy - WTF fun facts

This man wrote a book on how to raise child prodigy – WTF fun facts

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the turk chess master wtf fun facts

July 1, 2019August 25, 2016
The Turk chess master - WTF fun facts

The Turk chess master – WTF fun facts

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Turk

 

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