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TIL that after George R. R. Martin saw the Breaking Bad episode “Ozymandias”, he called the show “amazing” and noted that “Walter White is a bigger monster than anyone in Westeros”

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7r8AX Your chocolate-covered espresso beans are a lie
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A9Gd TIL The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button
rNXNM TIL that Abbott and Costello were among the highest-paid entertainers in the world during World War II. During a national tour in 1942, they sold $85 million in war bonds in 35 days. ($1.64 billion, adjusted for inflation)