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TIL that, due to the extreme amount of red tape involved in exporting animals, Game of Thrones moves production to the home country of the dogs who portray the Starks’ direwolves to film their scenes, rather than attempt transporting them to Ireland.

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Brdnr TIL that Elvis was quite gifted in the martial arts. He reached the level of First Degree Black Belt and one of his instructors instructors was quoted saying “In martial arts, he wasn’t Elvis, The Entertainer. He was Elvis, The Black Belt, with 15 years’ experience”
a8d80 TIL That mold spores are literally everywhere, including the artic circle, over the ocean, many miles into the atmosphere, waiting for the ideal conditions to grow.
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5YORp TIL of Shizo Kanakuri, a japanese athlete who collapsed during the 1912 olympics marathon. Embarrassed, he went home without notifying race officials. He eventually came back to finish, with a time of 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.3 seconds