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TIL In 1880, Sunandha Kumariratana, the queen of Thailand, drowned helplessly While Her Subjects Watched Because They Were Forbidden to Touch Her

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KOVwa TIL that a warp drive is plausible
OoPre TIL of the Great American Horse Race of 1976 - a 3,500 mile long race with over 100 contenders mainly riding thoroughbred stallions. The winner ended up being Lord Fauntleroy, a mule ridden by a teenager, who beat the second place finisher by nearly 10 hours.
0ykA TIL that Dwayne Johnson was Tim Burton’s second choice for Willy Wonka in ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’
DQQLr TIL that NFL quarterback Gale Gilbert was on five consecutive losing Super Bowl teams - Buffalo 1991-1994, San Diego 1995 - the most consecutive major championship losses in pro team sports.