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TIL narrative principle Chekhov's gun states that every element in a story must be necessary e.g., if you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following act it should be fired. Otherwise, don't put it there. Thus, I finally found the right word to express my frustration with Game of Thrones

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ne4gr TIL that ‘The Shining’s’ Sally Duvall experienced a 'living hell" due to Kubrick’s direction, including making her to cry for 12 hours a day, forcing her to do the same emotional scene 127 times, and reaming her out for missing a cue.
JYAvk TIL of Stovokor, a heavy metal band that dresses up as Klingons and sings all songs in Klingon.
wLjpE TIL 80% of males born in the Soviet Union in 1923 did not survive World War II.
W7RXN TIL The Order of the Frog is an academic order that is awarded as part of the Nobel Prize celebrations. Awardees have to jump like frogs on the University campus in keeping with tradition.
NDMQ TIL that in 2010, a woman named Lori Ruff committed suicide. Her husband’s family found a box among her possessions that contained name change documents and the birth certificate of a long-dead two-year-old girl. However, the true identity of Lori Ruff has now been discovered!