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TIL Game of Thrones has a 6 million dollar budget. Per episiode.

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JY84k TIL in the ancient epic Mahabharata (c.a 400 BCE), the King Yudisthira reaches paradise but is told his dog is not allowed in. Shocked that his dog could not be allowed in, the King choses to return to Earth or go to Hell. The guard then reveals it was only a test of his virtue, and allows both in.
wrB6 TIL that IRA snipers killed about 200 British soldiers/policemen from 1971 to 1997, and even shot down army helicopters. A “Sniper at Work” sign warned soldiers of the danger.
OE0X TIL Zaftig is a Yiddish word, derived from German, that means “slightly fat in an attractive way”
XEeok TIL: Eggs from hens raised on pastures "contain twice as much vitamin E and long-chain omega-3 fats, 2.5-fold more total omega-3 fatty acids, and less than half the ratio of omega-6:omega-3 fatty acids" than eggs from commercial hens
GAYnE TIL in 1603, The Spanish and Japanese massacred an estimated 20,000 Chinese in the Philippines (Sangley Rebellion)