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TIL Actress Mena Suvari's first name is pronounced "Mee-na", not "Meh-na"

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x6A5D TIL that Nobuo Oda is the longest serving death row inmate in Japan. He was sentenced to death in 1968 for killing a man during a robbery in 1966. While Oda has admitted to robbery, he has denied starting the fire with a stove. He is currently a prisoner in the Fukuoka Detention House.
xV14b TIL While dining with the Saudi King, Chruchill was told he could neither smoke nor drink, for religious reasons. He replied that, “My religion prescribed as an absolute sacred ritual smoking cigars and drinking alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and the intervals between them.”
kOZbd TIL that in some Arabic-speaking countries, the missionary position is called "the manner of serpents."
ADA7d TIL trees have an underground communication and interaction system driven by fungal networks. "Mother trees" pass on information for best growth patterns and can divert nutrients to trees in need. They are more likely to give nutrients to trees of the same species.
DQ6p TIL Mattel’s best-selling Ken doll is Earring Magic Ken. An unintentionally gay doll wearing a purple vest, mesh shirt, and chrome cock ring necklace.