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TIL that the Seven Kingdoms from Game of Thrones are based on a real period of British History called the “Heptarchy”

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VMLx0 TIL the oldest D20 dice was uncovered in Egypt and dates back around 30 BC
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paJb TIL the Hawaiian pizza was invented by a Canadian
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