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TIL that Gyanendra of Nepal became King at the age of 3 in 1950 until 1951. He then reigned as the last King of Nepal from 2001 to 2008 and is also known as the world's last Hindu king

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M7x7V TIL the first American stealth fighter was inspired by a paper published by a Soviet scientist on radar reflection deemed to have "no significant military or economic value."
NXVAQ TIL about the 7000 types of private bank notes that once existed in US (1792-1863)
oBDXr TIL American Robins and Waxwings will display intoxicated behavior after consuming certain species of fermented plants.
mx8av TIL that after the Colossus of Rhodes snapped at the knees and fell over onto the city after an earthquake, the remains lay untouched for over 800 years. Even broken, the Colossus was so impressive that many people travelled just to see the pieces.
mLpY TIL of Iqbal Masih (1983-1995), a Pakistani child who, at age four, was sold into bondage by his family, escaped after years of hardship and helped thousands of children flee bondage labor through his internatioal activism. He was assasinated at age 12.