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TIL that George R.R. Martin writes his novels using WordStar 4, a DOS program from 1987.

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e914 TIL when childhood friend, Amy Wadge, couldn’t afford to pay her mortgage, Ed Sheeran let her co-write “Thinking Out Loud,” so she could get paid for it. The song has been streamed more than half a billion times on Spotify alone, and it eventually went three times platinum in the UK.
GGe7 TIL in 1923, Jockey Frank Hayes had a heart attack and died in the middle of a race. His horse won the race while Hayes’ body remained in the saddle, making him the first and only jockey to win a race after death.
0Zn5 TIL that the worlds 5th oldest tree, The Senator, was burned down by a meth addict.
ovRo TIL Cat’s kidneys are so efficient they can rehydrate by drinking seawater.
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