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TIL that IKEA rugs were used for the Night’s Watch cloaks in Game of Thrones.

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wLKro TIL WW1 American soldier Henry Johnson, known as the "Black Death", suffered 21 severe wounds while repelling a German raid. He survived while killing 4 and wounding 10-20 in hand to hand combat.
9w8nD TIL about Villa Las Estrellas, a Chilean town in Antarctica which requires all residents to have their appendix removed
0dZpj TIL 1968 Night of the Living Dead premiered in the afternoon when children and parents often attended. Thinking the movie would be 'delightfully horror', by the time the movie ended, the theatre and children were still, with some crying, for many, it was the first time ever seeing the hero die
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wKe6 TIL after refusing to abandon a dying comrade numerous times , Warrant Officer Kevin Wheatley pulled the pins from two grenades and calmly awaited the Viet Cong, holding one grenade in each hand. An action leading to his death and him being posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.