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Til: You weren't supposed to eat sushi rolls with chopsticks

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EgxwW TIL the editors of prominent science journal Nature originally rejected the first research paper demonstrating MRI because the pictures were too fuzzy.
a8G19 TIL In 2009, a Chinese man jumped into a panda enclosure to retrieve his son's toy. As the panda came rushing at him, he attempted to escape. However, bystanders urged him to stand his ground, thinking the panda was harmless. The panda bit the man on both legs, resulting in a lot of blood loss.
XEybD TIL: The huge underground secret bunker located at Mt. Weather, VA, intended to house the Government in case of a nuclear war, was disclosed to the public when TWA Flight 514 slammed into the mountain close to the entrance of the base in 1974.
R7ye6 TIL when Sassanid (Iranian) king Hormizd II died, his oldest son reigned for a few months, and was killed by the empire's nobles, who then blinded the second son, and imprisoned the third son. The crown was placed upon the pregnant queen's womb, crowning the unborn son, who later ruled for 70 years
P1PvE TIL that William the Bastard's cousin was Ralph the Asshead