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TIL George R.R. Martin wrote a Christmas Episode of Max Headroom

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BdD TIL that the 2012 Olympics in London will be the first time that every nation will have at least one woman participating in the Games. Even Saudi Arabia is allowing women to participate.
WDYN TIL an Ethiopian girl was being brutally beaten by 7 men when a pride of lions chased them away. They even stayed with her until help arrived.
16ZPP TIL that before the first Harry Potter film was released in the early 2000s, Warner Bros. demanded the owners of Harry Potter fansites, including a 15 year old, to hand over their domain names due to copyright protection. This caused negative publicity, which resulted to the studio backing down.
a8v0A TIL Rockwall, Texas is named for a wall they unearthed in 1851 but keep it buried because some people think the ~20 square-mile rectangle dike appears artificial.
pY9l4 TIL Of the estimated 60,000 people left stranded by Hurricane Katrina, over 33,500 were saved by the Coast Guard