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George R.R. Martin says #GameOfThrones began as stories about his pet turtles 🐢

Turtles were the only pets he was allowed to have while growing up. He had a toy castle for them and would pretend they were knights & kings who would betray each other while fighting for kingdoms

Ice dragons are said to be made of living ice, breathe ice, and have pale blue eyes. They are much larger than the dragons of Valyria and rumored to live in the Shivering Sea north of Essos SnowflakeDragon

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'A Dance with Dragons' was released 10 years ago today

No word from GRRM on 'The Winds of Winter'

Legends say The Grey King ruled the Iron Islands for 1,007 years, slew the sea dragon Nagga, and took a mermaid as his wife so his children could live on land or in water

He had 100 sons who fought after his death. The 16 who survived divided the Iron Islands amongst themselves

Arya is not the first Stark to sail west. Thousands of years ago, Brandon the Shipright attempted to sail the Sunset Sea but was never seen again. In his son's grief, Brandon the Burner set fire to his father's remaining ships. The North has lacked naval strength ever since

Stygai, also known as the City of the Night, is a ruined city in the Shadow Lands of Essos. Stygai is said to be a haunted corpse city. Twisted creatures, such as demons & dragons, are said to live near it. The city only sees the light of the sun very briefly around noon each day

The Iron Throne was designed by Aegon the Conqueror to be uncomfortable for those who sat in it due to his belief that a king should never sit easy

When the Mad King was captured for six months at Duskendale, Barristan Selmy rescued him on a solo mission in which he had one day to finish 🐐

When princess Nymeria came from Essos to Dorne with her 10,000 ships, only Dornish lord Mors Martell accepted her arrival

After she accepted Mors' marriage proposal, Nymeria set all her ships on fire so they could not return to Essos

HBO is now looking to make a show on her

Robb Stark was the first King in the North in 300 years. The last to rule was Torrhen Stark, who bent the knee to Aegon Targaryen

Torrhen & his 30,000 men were met at the Trident by Aegon, three dragons, & 45,000 troops before a surrender was negotiated