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TIL George R.R. Martin created the back story of Elden Ring

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JYxNk TIL, the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea is a wildlife haven. While most natural wildlife and rare plants have been killed off in the South, the DMZ hasn’t been touched in over 60 years, which resulted in unique species of flora and fauna to flourish in this area.
BrGWx TIL At the former Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, West African students are still making the most of Cold War ties with the USSR
Bg4Yk TIL: Sally Hemings was 16 years old when she gave birth to her first child with 51 year old Thomas Jefferson
yQQjM TIL Adolf Hitler was the first European leader to ban human zoos.
RJ5w TIL in the Olympics, the gun used to signal the beginning of a race gave an advantage to the athlete in the lane closet to the gun. They now have use speakers in each lane.