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TIL the Game of Thrones showrunners/producers began trying to reduce the amount of frequent character and political intrigues during garden walks, because of the South Park parody episode ‘Black Friday’

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R5w4w TIL that the first recorded person to fly was Yuan Huangtou, a Chinese former prince who was forced to participate in an experiment in 559 CE with other prisoners in which he was strapped to a kite and flown off a 33 meter tall tower. He was the only survivor and flew 2.5 km.
4J1w TIL that Red Rain fell in Kerala India and when examined it contained red cells from an unknown origin.
8eGEK TIL that the Microplane zester was originally designed in 1991 for woodworking (specifically as a carving tool/rasp)
4kbEg TIL that China "overtook" Europe in terms of GDP. In 1960 China had 59B, Europe 900B. In 1995 China had 699B, Europe 6T. As today China has around 19T and Europe 18T (All these datas are approximated). In the end, one country became "richer" than 20+ countries together in less than 70 years
7Dmb TIL that Billie Piper (the actress who played Rose Tyler in Doctor Who) divorced from her wealthy husband, she opted not to claim any money from him, stating, “I’m not taking a penny from him, I think that’s disgusting.”