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TIL HBO programming president Michael Lombardo didn’t understand why fans of Game of Thrones wouldn’t want the show to catch up with the books. He said: “I finally understand fans’ fear—which I didn’t a couple years ago…Let’s all hope and pray that’s not going to be a problem.”

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ADQP7 TIL Margaret Dickson was hanged in 1724. She was later found still alive. Under Scots Law, since her punishment had been carried out, she could not be executed for a second time for the same crime. Only later were the words "until dead" added to the sentence of hanging.
YpJvG TIL that Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of Independence explicitly condemned slavery. The Continental Congress insisted on removing these passages before the document was published.
QJBQL TIL "footquakes" are created by thousands of stomping people and picked up by seismometers
xVJdg TIL Bea Arthur (Dorothy) was one year older than Estelle Getty (Sophia) and Rue McClanahan was 10 years younger then the rest of the cast.
wLGjE TIL that Plan B isn’t as likely to work if you weigh over 175lbs and I feel like all women should know about this.