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TIL In 10th century Burma, King Theinhko ate a farmer’s cucumbers without permission. The farmer killed the king and took the throne.

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KOyRG 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.
bxPE TIL Patrick Stewart was initially considered for the role of Data in Star Trek the Next Generation. Roddenberry did not want to cast Stewart as Picard, since he had envisioned an actor who was “masculine, virile, and had a lot of hair”.
b6r5E TIL: Your brain isn’t fully formed until you’re 25’: A neuroscientist demolishes the greatest mind myth
7BgP TIL that in 1989, Disney forced three daycare centers to remove a mural of Mickey, Donald and Goofy under threat of legal action
BgnBr TIL Sierra Mixe corn is a traditional crop grown in Mexico that has a symbiotic relationship to nitrogen-fixing bacteria. It has additional aerial roots that secrete mucous to support the bacteria that fertilize it.