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TIL that the norovirus on "Oasis of the Seas" in January 2019 infected 592 (or 7%) of the passengers–one of the worst outbreaks on a cruise ship ever. With hundreds quarantined in their cabins, the cruise ship returned back to Florida early & all passengers were reimbursed for their failed vacation.

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v14L4 TIL it is illegal to lock your car doors in Churchill, Manitoba. Residents are greatly outnumbered by Polar Bears and may need to use an unlocked car as a temporary shelter if they come under attack.
BrVxd TIL Stephen King's 1974 novel, Carrie, was rejected by 30 publishers before Doubleday bought it and paid him a $2,500 advance. The hardcover sold only 13,000 copies, but Signet bought the paperback rights for $400,000, finally allowing King to quit teaching and become a full-time writer.
kr14 TiL that the US Gov. has put an 82yr old Nun in prison for terrorism. Her crime: cutting a bunch of fences at a nuclear facility, erecting peace signs and singing “Down by the Riverside”.
w197 TIL that the “chocolayer” between Kit Kat wafers is crushed up Kit Kat bars
6kDY TIL The English language has a specific order in which adjectives are to be used. None of us are ever taught this order, nor do most people even know it exists, but we all use it.