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TIL Hodor from Game of Thrones is a DJ/Producer (X-post /r/Djs)

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GAwmQ TIL of the original production of 20,351, approximately 238 Supermarine Spitfires exist today worldwide, with 111 located in the UK. About 54 are considered airworthy, including 30 in the UK.
v1x84 TIL prairie dogs can warn others of their species about the type of predator, its direction, and even its color with just a single call.
yRxe TIL The tea-bag was an accidental invention. This occurred in 1908 when tea merchant Thomas Sullivan distributed his tea samples in small, silken bags. His customers, not understanding that these were samples, dunked them and suddenly Sullivan was swamped with orders for his ‘tea bags’!
DQGxV TIL that when someone was trapped with other skiers in an Avalanche that part of what saved them was when that person recited every line to The Princess Bride to keep everyone helpfully occupied.
4X8xJ TIL Alec Guinness agreed to appear in Star Wars only after he negotiated a deal that doubled his initial salary offer, guaranteed he wouldn’t have to do any publicity for the film, and that he would be awarded 2.25% of all gross royalties paid to George Lucas