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TIL That George R. R. Martin uses a computer with DOS and WordStar (a wordprocessor from the 80s) to write his Games of Thrones serie

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05bA TIL Falco’s 1985 single “Rock Me Amadeus” made him the only artist whose principal language was German to score a vocal number-one hit in the US.
4wJ6 TIL that Napoleon Bonaparte was once moved to tears over the grief of a dog who he found sitting with its owner’s body
nwjY TIL: King Goujian’s army was known for scaring its enemies before battle by having his front line commit suicide by decapitating themselves
e0LXL TIL that the practice of worker's compensation has its origins in 18th century piracy. A system of compensation was established as a result of the occupation's high risk of injury and included payments for different types of injuries as well as giving crewmates less strenuous duties when injured.
OoVPg TIL a Colorado woman sang opera to scare away a mountain lion that had been stalking her while hiking. The local sheriff said it was only the second stalking incident reported in 34 years but the woman was "obviously educated as to what to do in this unexpected situation."