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TIL insulting the King of Thailand can get you life in prison or death even as a foreigner

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d8BXQ TIL in the film Tomorrow Is Forever, child actress Natalie Wood was unable to cry on cue, until her mother tore a butterfly to pieces in front of her to ensure she would sob. Her co-star, Orson Welles, called Wood a born professional, "so good, she was terrifying."
gMXD4 TIL that a meta-analysis shows that Vitamin D supplementation significantly helps with depression
Wkboo TIL that "ignorance of the law is no defense" actually does not apply to tax evasion in America, where you can successfully get out of prosecution by proving your crime was due to your stupidity and ignorance.
Wv0N TIL that in ancient China, an emperor’s last line of defense was a small Pekingese dog literally hidden up his sleeve, that would viciously attack on command.
W7LD4 TIL of Edward Whalley and William Goffe who fled to America after helping to execute King Charles I. They were hunted across several states by vengeful royal agents of Charles II (and faced being hung drawn and quartered, if captured) but eventually escaped alive.