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TIL Jehovah’s Witnesses have falsely predicted the end of the world 20 times.

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JEEV TIL that actress Joan Chen was discovered at the age of 14 when the wife of Mao Zedong noticed her excellent rifle marksmanship.
XEaND TIL that the earliest documented alternate history scenario was written in the 1st century BC by the Roman Historian Titus Livius. The scenario included Alexander the Great surviving long enough to invade Europe and end up fighting against and losing to Rome.
M7OjW TIL about Grand Duke Travis I of Westarctica, the American man who has claimed the otherwise unclaimed part of Antarctica as his own territory
e0xA5 TIL Games of Thrones’ original pilot was a flop and never aired (probably never will). There was major reshoots, Director replacement and cast changes including Emilia Clarke replacing Tamzin Merchant as Daenerys Targaryen.
b94Rj TIL about Project Iceworm, a proposed 52,000 square mile large nuclear missile complex. By the time of its evacuation, it’s total length was 1.9 miles, and contained a hospital, a shop, a theater and a church.