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TIL George R.R. Martin’s idea for Game of Thrones began with his pet turtles. He said, “I decided they were all knights and kings…and I made up stories about how they killed each other and betrayed each other and fought for the kingdom. So, Game of Thrones, actually began with turtles.”

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9YPND TIL Jim Becker, a Packers fan hall-of-famer, routinely sold his blood to buy season tickets, which inadvertently saved his life when he was found to have Hemochromatosis, a genetic disorder that leads to toxic iron deposition in the body, and an early death. The only treatment is bloodletting.
09Bj TIL Roald Dahl’s original draft of “Charlie in the Chocolate Factory” featured 5 additional bratty kids, including one named “Herpes.”
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8eayK TIL the Vatican does not oppose the theory of Big Bang and even have their own Observatory in Tucson and their own priest-scientist that seriously try to improve the knowledge on Astronomy with no interference from the Bible