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TIL George RR Martin bought the first ticket to the first Comic Con in 1964

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VMlaZ TIL During World War 2, morale among the British Army (in desert campaigns) was directly proportional to the supply of tea that they had. This was due to them brewing it all the time in order to drink the foul-tasting water they were supplied with, as it came from fuel cans.
04o1 TIL Pat Robertson and several others who incorrectly predicted various dates for the end of world were jointly awarded an Ig Nobel Prize for “teaching the world to be careful when making mathematical assumptions and calculations”
M7NJm TIL the United States is the country with the most Nobel Prize winners
wLx7W TIL that officer Ronald Speirs, just after being assigned commander of the E Company in January 1945 during the battle of Foy, ran through the German-occupied town and lines, linked up with the I Company soldiers on the other part of town and then proceeded to run back through without a scratch.
n7mB TIL the “Free North Korea Radio” broadcasts news of the outside world across the border from South Korea. It was founded by Kim Seong Min, who escaped North Korea by jumping off a train.