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w6eW TIL Peter Dinklage was George R.R. Martin, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’ first and only choice for the role of Tyrion.
XEWeQ TIL that the film It's a Wonderful Life was initially a flop that bankrupted a studio and ended legendary careers until it entered public domain.
ZpjeD TIL Roald Amundsen, who led the first expedition South Pole killed and ate many of his sled dogs to achieve this task. He is considered to be cruel and ruthless by experts, and later on himself lamented his brutal behaviour.
M7XGm TIL the verb “to duck” existed before the name of the animal. Originally called an “ened” in Old English, the waterfowl was later referred to as a “duck” (or a “ducker”) because of how it would duck underwater for food.
dpB7 TIL that between 1969 and 1972, there were 276 hijacked airplanes (an average of about 1 every 5 days).