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TIL that the king of the Netherlands served as a co-pilot on KLM flights for 21 years, even after his accession to the throne

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GYkvJ TIL Matrix's iconic green code isn't complicated algorithm but Japanese shushi recipes.
W7oV8 TIL Feral cats on Guadalupe Island have been observed stealing milk from Elephant seals. The cats sneak up on a nursing pup and and bat at them until the pup retreats, atwhich point the cat licks up the milk from the mother's teat. Some cats have been chased off by elephant seals.
X09vR TIL the first use of the word "hashish" is in a pamphlet published in Cairo in 1123 CE, calling Nizari Muslims "hashish-eaters". The cult of Nizari militants which arose after the fall of the Fatimid Caliphate is known as the Order of Assassins—a corruption of hashishin, Arabic for "hashish-smoker."
V0n0 TIL that President Cleveland considered the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii as dishonourable, and wanted to restore the monarchy, and members of the American military involved were forced to resign their commissions
NXYE1 TIL: That in 2014, a doctor in Wales was handed a suspended sentence for faking Viagra prescriptions because he said he was too embarrassed to see his GP. Staff became suspicious because the doctor worked in a trauma and orthopaedic unit, where patients would not normally need drugs for impotence.