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TIL Hodor is the name of the Norse god of Winter

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4NZa TIL that the Washington DC subway system has been successfully sued multiple times due to racist practices directed towards non-black employees
0w1MM TIL that a retired U.S. Army sergeant and Vietnam veteran became the first paralyzed American to successfully finish the New York City Marathon. She used a robotic exoskeleton device to complete 26.2 miles over 3 days.
Y7ypr TIL that the power to punish pirates is explicitly mentioned in the US Constitution
WkKZ4 TIL Buddy Ebsen (Jed Clampett) was the second actor to be cast as the Tin Woodsman in the Wizard of Oz, but had to drop out of the cast because the aluminum powder in his makeup nearly caused his death.
gMEO7 TIL that serial killer Baba Anujka was sentenced to 15 years in prison when she was 90 years old, and was released 8 years later due to "old age".