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TIL George R.R. Martin Still Writes Everything Using The MS-DOS Program Wordstar 4.0. It Was Released In 1986.

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wLlp1 TIL Hanako is probably the most famous koi fish ever in history due to her astonishing age. When Hanako died in 1977 she was believed to be 226 years old, making Hanako the oldest koi fish ever in the world.
D0Kj TIL that when Liam Neeson was asked about the potential for another sequel in this ‘Taken’ film franchise, he responded, “I don’t think there’ll be a 'Taken 3.’ She can’t get taken again. That’s just bad parenting.”
l7lNN TIL that snails can sleep for three years.
PYKdG TIL: England use to have a public holiday known as 'Pinch Bum Day' (officially Oak Apple Day). On the anniversary of the restoration of King (1660) it was customary to wear oak leaves, anyone who failed to do so risked getting pinched, pelted with eggs or thrashed with stinging nettles.
k6LE TIL on 9/11, Canada commenced Operation Yellow Ribbon, in which it landed 239 U.S.-bound flights with 33,000 passengers in Canadian airports. Entire communities went on to provide the passengers with food and housing.